Vascular remodeling as compensatory changes in different degrees of varicocele

Abstract

We investigated biosises obtained from children with different varicocele stages and showed the possibility of remodeling development in different type vein walls. Most typical changes were found in the third type vein walls – multiple rolls, composed of muscular and collagen bundles; in the larger first and second type veins markers of arterialization were seen. These processes are the manifestations of adaptive response, which is connected with elevated venous pressure; they can improve testicular hemodynamic.

Keywords

• varicocele
• vascular remodeling