From: Utility of shear wave ultrasound elastography in evaluation of testicular stiffness in patients with varicocele
Variable
Mean stiffness value (mean ± SD) (kPa)
Control (50 testes)
3.84 ± 0.62
Patients with testicular varicocele (90 testes)
7.46 ± 1.64
P value
< 0.001*