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Table 2 Mean testicular stiffness (elasticity) among patients groups (A, B) 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

Group A (Normospermic patients with testicular varicocele; 34 testes)

5.93 ± 1.46

Group B (Oligospermic patients with testicular varicocele; 56 testes)

7.57 ± 1.53

P value

< 0.001*

  1. *Significant P value < 0.05