Is Chronic Varicocele a Risk Factor for Secondary Hyperparathyroidism?

Rossella Cannarella Rosita Angela CondorelliSarah PerelliAldo Eugenio CalogeroEmanuela GrecoAntonio Aversa Sandro La Vignera

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)

This prospective controlled study provides the first evidence of a negative impact of bilateral grade III varicocele on testicular 25-hydroxylase activity. Accordingly, the patients included in this study showed a significant increase in PTH and a decrease in 25(OH)D levels over time. Patients with varicocele deserve endocrinologic counseling.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
case report
hepatitis c virus
hiv infected
hiv testing