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Table 1 Mean testicular stiffness (elasticity) among patients with testicular varicocele and healthy controls

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*

  1. *Significant P value < 0.05