FACTS & HINTS
High-Yield Facts
Clinical Points
Varicocele
Abnormal dilatation of pampiniform venous plexus
Almost always left-sided because left testicular vein drains into left renal vein not inferior vena cava as on the right
Seen when patient stands, disappears on lying down
Caused by defective valves in testicular artery or problem with left renal vein