Sperm DNA Fragmentation in Men with Varicocele: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Ayad Palani, Selahittin Çayan, Rossella Cannarella, Ramadan Saleh, Baris Altay, Mustafa Kadihasanoglu, Ahmed Harraz, Fotios Dimitriadis, Erman Ceyhan, Andri Rezano, Ahmed Hussein Zwamel, Wael Ibrahim, Amina Benabbou, Ria Margiana, Essolakina Gnoneye, Md. Mezbahul Moker Rabin, Jamiu Omirinde, Vahid Esmaeili, Armand Zini, Mohamed Arafa, Haitham Elbardisi, Tuncay Toprak, Murat Dursun, Kareim Khalafalla, Gianmaria Salvio, Eric Chung, Andrea Crafa, Rupin Shah, Ashok Agarwal

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DOI: 10.5534/wjmh.250025
Published: 2026
Container: The World Journal of Men's Health
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@article{allodium:10.5534/wjmh.250025,
  title = {Sperm DNA Fragmentation in Men with Varicocele: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis},
  author = {Ayad Palani and Selahittin Çayan and Rossella Cannarella and Ramadan Saleh and Baris Altay and Mustafa Kadihasanoglu and Ahmed Harraz and Fotios Dimitriadis and Erman Ceyhan and Andri Rezano and Ahmed Hussein Zwamel and Wael Ibrahim and Amina Benabbou and Ria Margiana and Essolakina Gnoneye and Md. Mezbahul Moker Rabin and Jamiu Omirinde and Vahid Esmaeili and Armand Zini and Mohamed Arafa and Haitham Elbardisi and Tuncay Toprak and Murat Dursun and Kareim Khalafalla and Gianmaria Salvio and Eric Chung and Andrea Crafa and Rupin Shah and Ashok Agarwal},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The World Journal of Men's Health},
  doi = {10.5534/wjmh.250025},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.250025}
}

RIS

TY  - JOUR
TI  - Sperm DNA Fragmentation in Men with Varicocele: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
AU  - Ayad Palani
AU  - Selahittin Çayan
AU  - Rossella Cannarella
AU  - Ramadan Saleh
AU  - Baris Altay
AU  - Mustafa Kadihasanoglu
AU  - Ahmed Harraz
AU  - Fotios Dimitriadis
AU  - Erman Ceyhan
AU  - Andri Rezano
AU  - Ahmed Hussein Zwamel
AU  - Wael Ibrahim
AU  - Amina Benabbou
AU  - Ria Margiana
AU  - Essolakina Gnoneye
AU  - Md. Mezbahul Moker Rabin
AU  - Jamiu Omirinde
AU  - Vahid Esmaeili
AU  - Armand Zini
AU  - Mohamed Arafa
AU  - Haitham Elbardisi
AU  - Tuncay Toprak
AU  - Murat Dursun
AU  - Kareim Khalafalla
AU  - Gianmaria Salvio
AU  - Eric Chung
AU  - Andrea Crafa
AU  - Rupin Shah
AU  - Ashok Agarwal
PY  - 2026
JO  - The World Journal of Men's Health
DO  - 10.5534/wjmh.250025
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.250025
ER  -

APA

Palani, A., Çayan, S., Cannarella, R., Saleh, R., Altay, B., Kadihasanoglu, M., Harraz, A., Dimitriadis, F., Ceyhan, E., Rezano, A., Zwamel, A. H., Ibrahim, W., Benabbou, A., Margiana, R., Gnoneye, E., Rabin, M. M. M., Omirinde, J., Esmaeili, V., Zini, A., Arafa, M., Elbardisi, H., Toprak, T., Dursun, M., Khalafalla, K., Salvio, G., Chung, E., Crafa, A., Shah, R., & Agarwal, A. (2026). Sperm DNA Fragmentation in Men with Varicocele: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The World Journal of Men's Health. https://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.250025

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