Visualization analysis of research focus and trends in varicocele among children and adolescents
10.3969/j.issn.1009-0754.2025.11.018
- VernacularTitle:儿童青少年精索静脉曲张研究热点和趋势的可视化分析
- Author:
Tingting ZHANG
1
;
Yao WANG
;
Hang LIU
;
Minghui XIE
Author Information
1. 200433 上海,海军军医大学第一附属医院
- Keywords:
Children and adolescents;
Varicocele;
Bibliometric analysis;
Infertility;
Sperm quality
- From:
Journal of Navy Medicine
2025;46(11):1167-1174
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To analysed the related studies on varicocele in children and adolescents,and investigate the development status,research focus and frontiers in this field.Methods The literatures on varicocele in children and adolescents published between 2000 and 2023 was retrieved from Web of Science and visualized with R language software.Results A total of 684 articles were included,and the annual number of publications showed a steady growth trend.The United States ranked the first in the world and formed a core group of authors.Key words clustering showed that"semen parameters/infertility/oxidative stress","repair/ligation of spermatic vein","measurement and evaluation of testicular volume","testis and ultrasound examination","laparoscopic examination and treatment","sclerotherapy and embolization of spermatic vein"were the focus of current research.The mechanism of sperm quality decline was a research frontier.Conclusion The correlation between varicocele and male fertility in children and adolescents is a clinical problem worthy of further study.
