{"id":32762,"date":"2026-09-07T18:49:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T22:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/?post_type=glossary-term&p=32762"},"modified":"2026-09-08T06:14:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T10:14:00","slug":"varicocele","status":"publish","type":"glossary-term","link":"https:\/\/www.rigicon.com\/pt-br\/glossary-term\/varicocele\/","title":{"rendered":"Varicocele"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","glossary-category":[131],"glossary-product":[],"class_list":["post-32762","glossary-term","type-glossary-term","status-publish","hentry","glossary-category-male-infertility-treatments"],"acf":{"gt-definition":"<p>A varicocele \u00e9 uma dilata\u00e7\u00e3o e aumento anormal das veias dentro do plexo pampiniforme, localizado no escroto \u2014 a bolsa de pele frouxa que abriga os test\u00edculos. Essas veias s\u00e3o respons\u00e1veis por drenar o sangue desoxigenado dos test\u00edculos. A condi\u00e7\u00e3o surge quando o sangue n\u00e3o circula eficientemente para fora do escroto e, em vez disso, se acumula nessas veias, fazendo com que inchem.<sup>1<\/sup> As varicoceles geralmente se desenvolvem ao longo do tempo, muitas vezes come\u00e7ando durante a puberdade.<sup>2<\/sup> O mecanismo subjacente \u00e9 frequentemente atribu\u00eddo ao mau funcionamento das v\u00e1lvulas dentro das veias do cord\u00e3o esperm\u00e1tico. Essas v\u00e1lvulas s\u00e3o projetadas para garantir o fluxo sangu\u00edneo unidirecional de volta ao cora\u00e7\u00e3o; se falharem, o sangue pode refluir e se acumular, levando \u00e0 distens\u00e3o venosa.<sup>3<\/sup> Embora muitas varicoceles sejam assintom\u00e1ticas, \u00e0s vezes podem causar desconforto testicular, afetar o desenvolvimento testicular ou prejudicar a fertilidade ao potencialmente aumentar a temperatura escrotal, causar estresse oxidativo ou levar ao refluxo de toxinas.<sup>2-4<\/sup><\/p>\n","gt-synonyms":"Varizes escrotais, Varicosidade do plexo pampiniforme, Varicocele testicular","gt-citation":"[1] Leslie SW, Sajjad H, Siref LE. Varicocele. [Updated 2023 Nov 13]. In: StatPearls [Internet]. Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing; 2024 Jan-. Available from: https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK448113\/ DOI: Not directly available on page, but the book is NBK448113.\n\n[2] Mayo Clinic Staff. Varicocele - Symptoms and causes. Mayo Clinic. Available from: https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/varicocele\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20378771 Published October 25, 2024. Accessed May 15, 2025. (DOI not typically provided for general patient information pages; will use main site DOI if available or note as such).\n\n[3] Cleveland Clinic. Varicocele: Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment. Cleveland Clinic. Available from: https:\/\/my.clevelandclinic.org\/health\/diseases\/15239-varicocele Last reviewed by a Cleveland Clinic medical professional on 08\/02\/2022. Accessed May 15, 2025. (DOI not typically provided for general patient information pages; will use main site DOI if available or note as such).\n\n[4] Lomboy JR, Coward RM. The Varicocele: Clinical Presentation, Evaluation, and Surgical Management. Semin Intervent Radiol. 2016 Sep;33(3):163-9. doi: 10.1055\/s-0036-1586143. Epub 2016 Sep 1. PMID: 27582602; PMCID: PMC5005075.","gt-clinical-context":"<p>As varicoceles s\u00e3o clinicamente relevantes principalmente devido \u00e0 sua associa\u00e7\u00e3o com infertilidade masculina, desconforto ou dor testicular e atrofia testicular.<sup>1<\/sup> Elas s\u00e3o a causa corrig\u00edvel mais comum de infertilidade por fator masculino, afetando uma porcentagem significativa de homens com infertilidade prim\u00e1ria e secund\u00e1ria.<sup>4<\/sup> Clinicamente, as varicoceles s\u00e3o frequentemente identificadas durante exames f\u00edsicos de rotina ou quando um paciente se apresenta com queixas de fertilidade.<sup>2<\/sup> A avalia\u00e7\u00e3o geralmente envolve um exame f\u00edsico, no qual a varicocele \u00e9 classificada com base em sua palpabilidade e visibilidade com e sem a manobra de Valsalva.<sup>4<\/sup> As varicoceles de Grau I s\u00e3o palp\u00e1veis apenas com Valsalva, as de Grau II s\u00e3o palp\u00e1veis sem Valsalva e as de Grau III s\u00e3o vis\u00edveis atrav\u00e9s da pele escrotal.<sup>4<\/sup> O ultrassom escrotal pode ser usado como uma ferramenta diagn\u00f3stica complementar, especialmente quando o exame f\u00edsico \u00e9 dif\u00edcil ou inconclusivo, e pode ajudar a identificar veias esperm\u00e1ticas dilatadas (frequentemente &gt;2-3 mm de di\u00e2metro) com revers\u00e3o do fluxo sangu\u00edneo ao Doppler.<sup>4<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Os crit\u00e9rios de sele\u00e7\u00e3o de pacientes para corre\u00e7\u00e3o de varicocele (varicocelectomia) geralmente incluem a presen\u00e7a de uma varicocele clinicamente palp\u00e1vel associada a um ou mais dos seguintes fatores: infertilidade masculina documentada (p. ex., par\u00e2metros seminais anormais), dor testicular atribu\u00edvel \u00e0 varicocele ou atrofia testicular (uma discrep\u00e2ncia significativa de tamanho entre os test\u00edculos, particularmente em adolescentes).<sup>1,4<\/sup> As diretrizes da European Association of Urology sugerem a corre\u00e7\u00e3o da varicocele em homens com varicocele clinicamente significativa, oligozoospermia e\/ou infertilidade inexplicada por dois anos ou mais.<sup>1<\/sup> A cirurgia geralmente n\u00e3o \u00e9 recomendada para varicoceles subcl\u00ednicas (aquelas n\u00e3o palp\u00e1veis ou vis\u00edveis, mas encontradas em exames de imagem) no contexto de infertilidade.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Os procedimentos cir\u00fargicos para corre\u00e7\u00e3o de varicocele t\u00eam como objetivo ligar ou ocluir as veias esperm\u00e1ticas dilatadas. As abordagens comuns incluem t\u00e9cnicas cir\u00fargicas abertas (inguinal, subinguinal ou retroperitoneal), corre\u00e7\u00e3o laparosc\u00f3pica e emboliza\u00e7\u00e3o percut\u00e2nea.<sup>1<\/sup> A varicocelectomia subinguinal microcir\u00fargica \u00e9 frequentemente considerada o padr\u00e3o-ouro devido \u00e0s menores taxas de recorr\u00eancia e menos complica\u00e7\u00f5es, como a forma\u00e7\u00e3o de hidrocele ou les\u00e3o da art\u00e9ria testicular.<sup>1,4<\/sup> Durante este procedimento, o cirurgi\u00e3o utiliza um microsc\u00f3pio para identificar e ligar cuidadosamente as veias dilatadas, preservando a art\u00e9ria testicular, o ducto deferente e os vasos linf\u00e1ticos. A emboliza\u00e7\u00e3o percut\u00e2nea, realizada por um radiologista intervencionista, envolve a cateteriza\u00e7\u00e3o da veia esperm\u00e1tica e sua oclus\u00e3o com molas (coils) ou agentes esclerosantes; isso \u00e9 frequentemente utilizado em varicoceles recorrentes.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Os resultados esperados ap\u00f3s a varicocelectomia incluem a melhora nos par\u00e2metros seminais (contagem, motilidade e morfologia dos espermatozoides) na maioria dos pacientes (aproximadamente 70%) e melhores taxas de concep\u00e7\u00e3o (em torno de 40-60%).<sup>1<\/sup> As melhorias na qualidade do s\u00eamen s\u00e3o tipicamente observadas de 3 a 4 meses ap\u00f3s a cirurgia, estabilizando-se em torno de 6 meses.<sup>1<\/sup> Para pacientes que apresentam dor associada \u00e0 varicocele, a corre\u00e7\u00e3o cir\u00fargica pode proporcionar al\u00edvio da dor. Em adolescentes com atraso no desenvolvimento testicular, a varicocelectomia pode permitir a recupera\u00e7\u00e3o do crescimento do test\u00edculo afetado.<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n","gt-related-evidence":null,"gt-featured":true,"gt-ai-referenced":true,"gt-view-count":0},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.4 (Yoast SEO v28.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Varicocele: Causas, Sintomas, Diagn\u00f3stico e Tratamento<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Entenda o que \u00e9 varicocele, dilata\u00e7\u00e3o das veias escrotais. 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