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Varicocele grades were determined according to sonographic parameters. Patients with left\u2010sided clinical varicocele were classified as the patient group (n = 15), while the remaining patients served as controls (n = 34). Spectral Doppler measurements of testicular arteries (peak systolic\/end diastolic velocity, resistance index, pulsatility index) were measured from capsular and intratesticular branches.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results.<\/jats:title><jats:p>No statistically significant difference was found between the Doppler parameters obtained from the intratesticular branches of both testes and the capsular branches of the right testis. On the other hand, in left\u2010sided clinical varicocele cases, the average resistance index (RI) and pulsatility index (PI) of capsular branches of the left testes (RI, 0.68 \u00b1 0.04; PI, 1.22 \u00b1 0.15) were significantly greater than in the control group (RI, 0.64 \u00b1 0.06; PI, 1.07 \u00b1 0.18) (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.05 and <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &lt; 0.01, respectively).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions.<\/jats:title><jats:p>Increased RI and PI of capsular branches of testicular arteries on spectral Doppler examination may be an indicator of impaired testicular microcirculation in patients with clinical varicocele. Further studies addressing the correlations with sperm counts are needed to determine the cut\u2010off values for these indices. \u00a9 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 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