Global Practice Patterns in the Diagnosis and Management of Adolescent Varicocele: Results of an International Survey and Global Andrology Forum Experts’ Recommendations

Manaf Al Hashimi, Taymour Mostafa, Edoardo Pescatori, Selahittin Çayan, Germar-Michael Pinggera, Marlon Pedrozo Martinez, Manh Nguyen Truong, Hiva Alipour, Mohamed Arafa, Erman Ceyhan, Widi Atmoko, Mohammed Abdulgabbar Noman, Amarnath Rambhatla, Baris Altay, Eric Chung, Giovanni Maria Colpi, Ramadan Saleh, Taras Shatylko, Hussein Naji, Ammar Nadhom Farman Almashhadi, Rupin Shah, Ashok Agarwal

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DOI: 10.5534/wjmh.260228
Published: 2026
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@article{allodium:10.5534/wjmh.260228,
  title = {Global Practice Patterns in the Diagnosis and Management of Adolescent Varicocele: Results of an International Survey and Global Andrology Forum Experts’ Recommendations},
  author = {Manaf Al Hashimi and Taymour Mostafa and Edoardo Pescatori and Selahittin Çayan and Germar-Michael Pinggera and Marlon Pedrozo Martinez and Manh Nguyen Truong and Hiva Alipour and Mohamed Arafa and Erman Ceyhan and Widi Atmoko and Mohammed Abdulgabbar Noman and Amarnath Rambhatla and Baris Altay and Eric Chung and Giovanni Maria Colpi and Ramadan Saleh and Taras Shatylko and Hussein Naji and Ammar Nadhom Farman Almashhadi and Rupin Shah and Ashok Agarwal},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {The World Journal of Men's Health},
  doi = {10.5534/wjmh.260228},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.260228}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Global Practice Patterns in the Diagnosis and Management of Adolescent Varicocele: Results of an International Survey and Global Andrology Forum Experts’ Recommendations
AU  - Manaf Al Hashimi
AU  - Taymour Mostafa
AU  - Edoardo Pescatori
AU  - Selahittin Çayan
AU  - Germar-Michael Pinggera
AU  - Marlon Pedrozo Martinez
AU  - Manh Nguyen Truong
AU  - Hiva Alipour
AU  - Mohamed Arafa
AU  - Erman Ceyhan
AU  - Widi Atmoko
AU  - Mohammed Abdulgabbar Noman
AU  - Amarnath Rambhatla
AU  - Baris Altay
AU  - Eric Chung
AU  - Giovanni Maria Colpi
AU  - Ramadan Saleh
AU  - Taras Shatylko
AU  - Hussein Naji
AU  - Ammar Nadhom Farman Almashhadi
AU  - Rupin Shah
AU  - Ashok Agarwal
PY  - 2026
JO  - The World Journal of Men's Health
DO  - 10.5534/wjmh.260228
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.260228
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Hashimi, M. A., Mostafa, T., Pescatori, E., Çayan, S., Pinggera, G., Martinez, M. P., Truong, M. N., Alipour, H., Arafa, M., Ceyhan, E., Atmoko, W., Noman, M. A., Rambhatla, A., Altay, B., Chung, E., Colpi, G. M., Saleh, R., Shatylko, T., Naji, H., Almashhadi, A. N. F., Shah, R., & Agarwal, A. (2026). Global Practice Patterns in the Diagnosis and Management of Adolescent Varicocele: Results of an International Survey and Global Andrology Forum Experts’ Recommendations. The World Journal of Men's Health. https://doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.260228

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