Relationship between adolescent varicocele and mean platelet volume

Year 2019, Volume: 1 Issue: 1, 9 - 13, 22.01.2019

Engin Kölükçü , İlker Etikan Velid Unsal , Nihat Uluocak

https://doi.org/10.38053/agtd.500295

Abstract

Objectives:  The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship
between adolescent varicocele and mean platelet volume (MPV).

Materials and
Methods: Patients
were divided into two groups. Group 1 was determined as the control group.
Group 2 consisted of patients between the ages of 11-19 who were diagnosed with
Grade 3 varicocele. MPV values of both groups were statistically compared.

Results: Between January 2012 and
February 2018, 102 patients were included in the study. The mean age of the
patients was 15.12 ± 2.12 years. No statistically significant difference was
found between the two groups in terms of mean ages and their distribution
(p> 0.05). MPV values for Groups 1 and 2 were 8.09 ± 0.69 and 9.65 ± 1.6,
respectively. MPV values measured in Group 2 were significantly higher than
group 1 (p<0.001).

Conclusions: In our study, there was a
significant relationship between adolescent varicocele and MPV. We believe that
MPV elevation can be used as a guide in future studies performed on varicocele
pathophysiology.

Keywords

Adolescent, varicocele, mean, platelet, volume

Adölesan varikosel ile ortalama trombosit hacminin ilişkisi

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmada adölesan varikosel
ile ortalama trombosit hacmi (MPV) arasında ilişkinin araştırılması
hedeflenmiştir.

Gereç ve
Yöntemler: Hastalar
iki grup halinde ele alındı. Grup 1; kontrol
grubu olarak belirlendi. Grup 2 ise 11-19 yaş aralığında grade 3 varikosel
tanısı konulan olgulardan oluşmaktaydı. Her iki grubun MPV değerleri istatiksel
olarak karşılaştırıldı. 

Bulgular: Ocak 2012 ve Şubat 2018
tarihleri arasında 102 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Hastaların yaş ortalaması
15.12 ± 2.12 yıl idi. Her iki grup arasında yaş ortalamaları ve dağımları
açısından istatiksel farklılık izlenmedi (p>0.05). Grup 1 ve 2 için MPV
değerler sırası ile 8.09±0.69 ve 9.65±1.6 
olarak hesaplandı. Grup 2’de ölçülen MPV değeri
grup 1 göre istatiksel olarak anlamlı olarak yüksek izlendi (p<0.001).

Sonuç:
Çalışmamızda adölesan varikosel
ile MPV arasında anlamlı ilişki olduğu gösterilmiştir. Gelecekte varikosel patofizyoloji
hakında yapılacak yeni araştırmalarda MPV yüksekliğinin bir rehber olarak
kullanılabileceğini düşünmekteyiz. 

Keywords

Adölesan, varikosel, ortalama, trombosit, hacmi

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