Anthropometric Variables as Predictors of Semen Parameters and Fertility Outcomes after Varicocelectomy.

Varicocele is the most common correctable male infertility factor and varicocelectomy has been a mainstay in the management of infertility. However, the role of varicocelectomy as a treatment option has been controversial, and the scientific debate around it is still ongoing. Our study aimed to explore the role of anthropometric variables of infertile patients and their relation to sperm parameters following varicocelectomy.

Bilateral biochemically silent pheochromocytoma, not silent after all.

Pheochromocytoma is a sympathetic paraganglioma originating from the chromaffin cells. They are bilateral in 10% of cases and occur as a part of a MEN 2A or 2B syndromes. This is a case of bilateral asymptomatic pheochromocytomas diagnosed incidentally on imaging in a woman being investigated for secondary infertility.