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Subclinical varicocele refers to the presence of varicose veins in the pampiniform plexus that are not palpable during physical examination, but are detected by adjunctive diagnostic tools, including Doppler examination, color Doppler ultrasound, scrotal thermography and venography.
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Hamada, A., Esteves, S., Agarwal, A. (2016). Subclinical Varicocele. In: Varicocele and Male Infertility. SpringerBriefs in Reproductive Biology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24936-0_6
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