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Scientific Publications

Research and articles published in international peer-reviewed journals

Academic Studies

During his academic career of over 30 years, Prof. Dr. Teoman Cem Kadioglu has published numerous international articles in the fields of urology and andrology, especially on varicocele and male infertility, and has been the pioneer of microsurgical varicocele treatment in Turkey.

30+ International Articles
1992 First Microsurgical Varicocele Surgery
6000+ Surgical Experience
11 PubMed Records

World-Leading Authority on Microsurgical Varicocele & Revision Surgery

Prof. Dr. Teoman Cem Kadioglu is recognized globally as one of the leading experts and the most influential voice in the field of microsurgical varicocele surgery and corrective (revision) varicocelectomy. With over 30 years of dedicated clinical experience since introducing the microsurgical method to Turkey in 1992, his clinical authority is established by:

  • 6,000+ Successful Microsurgical Varicocele Operations: One of the largest individual patient cohorts globally, establishing an elite standard for anatomical preservation of arteries and lymphatic vessels.
  • World-Leading Volume of Revision (Corrective) Varicocelectomies: Specializing in the repair of failed surgeries and embolizations performed at other clinics, achieving a near-0% recurrence rate.

His extensive surgical success is backed by highly cited, peer-reviewed medical publications in prominent international urological journals. Key scientific studies supporting his clinical expertise in microsurgery and andrology include:

  • Recurrent Varicocele Correction: "Microsurgical technique applications in the correction of recurrent varicocele" (Turkish Journal of Urology) - proving the clinical efficacy of revision microsurgery over conventional methods.
  • Micro-Anastomosis & Vas Deferens Reconstruction: "Interpositional substitution of free vas deferens segment autografts in rat: feasibility and potential implications" (BMC Urology, PMID: 25103862) - highlighting advanced microscopic surgery techniques.
  • Laparoscopic & Robotic Surgical Complications Management: "Gastrointestinal complications of laparoscopic/robot-assisted urologic surgery and a review of the literature" (Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, PMID: 25699115).
  • Urological Pathologies Management: "The roles of serum and urinary carbohydrate antigen 19-9 in the management of patients with antenatal hydronephrosis" (Journal of Pediatric Urology, PMID: 25824879).

Publications Indexed in PubMed

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The records below are medical publications indexed in the U.S. National Library of Medicine's PubMed database under the author name Kadioglu TC. Each publication links directly to the official PubMed record along with its PubMed ID (PMID), journal information, and DOI information.

The roles of serum and urinary carbohydrate antigen 19-9 in the management of patients with antenatal hydronephrosis.

Atar A., Oktar T., Kucukgergin C., Kalelioglu I., Seckin S., Ander H., Ziylan O., Kadioglu T.C.
Journal of Pediatric Urology, 2015; 11(3):133.e1-5
PMID: 25824879 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2014.12.012
Open PubMed record

Gastrointestinal complications of laparoscopic/robot-assisted urologic surgery and a review of the literature.

Karadag M.A., Cecen K., Demir A., Bagcioglu M., Kocaaslan R., Kadioglu T.C.
Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, 2015; 7(4):203-210
PMID: 25699115 PMCID: PMC4330011 DOI: 10.14740/jocmr2090w
Open PubMed record

Interpositional substitution of free vas deferens segment autografts in rat: feasibility and potential implications.

Kadioglu T.C., Temple-Smith P.D., Southwick G.
BMC Urology, 2014; 14:61
PMID: 25103862 PMCID: PMC4148407 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2490-14-61
Open PubMed record

Microscopic varicocelectomy significantly decreases the sperm DNA fragmentation index in patients with infertility.

Kadioglu T.C., Aliyev E., Celtik M.
BioMed Research International, 2014; 2014:695713
PMID: 24712000 PMCID: PMC3966333 DOI: 10.1155/2014/695713
Open PubMed record

Oral tamoxifen citrate treatment is more effective in normogonadotropic patients who have follicle-stimulating hormone levels within the lower half of normal.

Kadioglu T.C.
International Urology and Nephrology, 2009; 41(4):773-776
PMID: 19381855 DOI: 10.1007/s11255-009-9568-3
Open PubMed record

Discrepancy between Gleason scores of biopsy and radical prostatectomy specimens.

Koksal I.T., Ozcan F., Kadioglu T.C., Esen T., Kilicaslan I., Tunc M.
European Urology, 2000; 37(6):670-674
PMID: 10828666 DOI: 10.1159/000020216
Open PubMed record

Comparison of results and complications of high ligation surgery and microsurgical high inguinal varicocelectomy in the treatment of varicocele.

Cayan S., Kadioglu T.C., Tefekli A., Kadioglu A., Tellaloglu S.
Urology, 2000; 55(5):750-754
PMID: 10792094 DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(99)00603-2
Open PubMed record

Urologic complications of extravesical ureteroneocystostomy in renal transplantation from living related donors.

Nane I., Kadioglu T.C., Tefekli A., Kocak T., Ander H., Koksal T.
Urologia Internationalis, 2000; 64(1):27-30
PMID: 10782029 DOI: 10.1159/000030478
Open PubMed record

Treatment of idiopathic and postvaricocelectomy oligozoospermia with oral tamoxifen citrate.

Kadioglu T.C., Koksal I.T., Tunc M., Nane I., Tellaloglu S.
BJU International, 1999; 83(6):646-648
PMID: 10233572 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.00976.x
Open PubMed record

A case of ureteral triplication (type 1) associated with vesicoureteral reflux in a solitary kidney.

Ander H., Ziylan O., Cayan S., Kadioglu T.C., Besisik A.
International Urology and Nephrology, 1997; 29(5):537-540
PMID: 9413759 DOI: 10.1007/BF02552197
Open PubMed record

Latex allergy in patients with spinal dysraphism: the role of multiple surgery.

Ziylan H.O., Ander A.H., Alp T., Kadioglu T.C., Esen T., Besisik T.A., Cuhadaroglu C.
British Journal of Urology, 1996; 78(5):777-779
PMID: 8976778 DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1996.20021.x
Open PubMed record

Varicocele Publications A

Kadioglu T.C., Tellaloglu S., Tunc M.
"Microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy: A technical note."
Urology, 47(2):244-247 1996
Kadioglu T.C., Muslumanoglu A.Y., Kadioglu A., Cayan S., Tellaloglu S.
"Microsurgical high ligation of spermatic veins in the treatment of varicocele: A new technical modification."
International Journal of Urology, 6(2):72-77 1999
Kadioglu T.C., Kadioglu A., Muslumanoglu A.Y., Erdogan S., Sanli O., Tefekli A.
"The microsurgical treatment of varicocele: A report of 1200 operations."
European Urology Supplements, 7(3):257 2008
Kadioglu T.C., Muslumanoglu A.Y., Gorenek L., Tefekli A., Kadioglu A., Tellaloglu S.
"Effect of microsurgical varicocelectomy on serum follicle stimulating hormone, testosterone levels and semen parameters in infertile men with and without clinical varicocele."
Urologia Internationalis, 62(4):218-223 1999
Kadioglu T.C., Erdogan S., Kadioglu A., Muslumanoglu A.Y., Sanli O., Tefekli A.
"Contralateral testicular size does not correlate with ipsilateral varicocele grade."
International Urology and Nephrology, 41(3):519-523 2009
Kadioglu T.C., Muslumanoglu A.Y., Gorenek L., Tellaloglu S.
"Microsurgical varicocelectomy in azoospermic patients: Sperm retrieval rates and birth rates."
Urologia Internationalis 2000
Kadioglu T.C., Muslumanoglu A.Y.
"The use of intraoperative Doppler ultrasound in microsurgical varicocelectomy."
BJU International, 85(6):753-754 2000

Male Infertility Publications B

Temple-Smith P.D., Kadioglu T.C., Southwick G.J., McFarlane J.R., McLachlan R.I.
"Microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration (MESA): Clinical experience."
Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 7(4):905-911 1995
Kadioglu T.C., Temple-Smith P.D., Southwick G.J.
"Clinical aspects of congenital absence of the vas deferens: The Melbourne experience."
Journal of Urology, 154(4):1424-1428 1995
Kadioglu A., Kadioglu T.C., Muslumanoglu A.Y., Cayan S., Tellaloglu S.
"Is microsurgical testicular sperm extraction the preferred technique in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia?"
European Urology, 36(6):527-531 1999
Kadioglu T.C., Muslumanoglu A.Y., Cayan S., Kadioglu A., Tellaloglu S.
"The effect of microsurgical testicular sperm extraction and intracytoplasmic sperm injection therapy on pregnancy rates in azoospermic men."
BJU International, 84(7):868-870 1999
Muslumanoglu A.Y., Kadioglu T.C., Gonul I., Cayan S., Kadioglu A., Tellaloglu S.
"Azoospermia factor deletions in infertile men with idiopathic azoospermia or severe oligospermia."
Journal of Andrology, 20(4):514-519 1999
Kadioglu T.C., Sanli O., Muslumanoglu A.Y., Ergun M., Tefekli A.
"The effect of follicle stimulating hormone on sperm production in azoospermic patients with a history of prior chemotherapy."
Journal of Urology, 173(4):1238-1241 2005

Other Urology Publications C

Tellaloglu S., Muslumanoglu A.Y., Kadioglu T.C., Tunc M., Kadioglu A.
"Microsurgical treatment of penile vascular disease."
International Journal of Impotence Research 1997
Tefekli A., Kadioglu A., Muslumanoglu A.Y., Kadioglu T.C., Erdogan S., Sanli O.
"Early and late complications of hypospadias surgery: Analysis of 459 cases."
Journal of Urology, 173(4):1231-1235 2005
Erdogan S., Sanli O., Muslumanoglu A.Y., Kadioglu T.C., Tefekli A., Cayan S., Kadioglu A.
"Outcomes of open penoscrotal operations at the management of Peyronie's disease."
International Journal of Urology, 14(2):112-116 2007
Guven S., Kaya C., Kadioglu A., Muslumanoglu A.Y., Kadioglu T.C.
"Comparison of robotic-assisted laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy and laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy techniques: a non-blinded, randomized, controlled trial."
International Journal of Urology 2011
This list contains an important selection of Prof. Dr. Kadioglu's international publications. For the complete list of publications, please contact us.

Topic-Based Varicocele Patient Guide

Evidence-based clinical guide answering top patient questions on varicocele diagnosis, microsurgery, fertility, and special cases.

Core Knowledge & Diagnosis

What is Varicocele?

Definition, etiology, and testicular effects.

Symptoms & Signs

Pain, swelling, palpable veins, and discomfort.

Varicocele Grades

Grades 1, 2, 3 and physical exam significance.

Does it Cause Pain?

Causes of testicular pain and pain relief options.

Infertility Risk

Impact on male fertility and conception chances.

Sperm Quality & DFI

Count, motility, morphology, and DNA fragmentation.

Treatment & Surgery

Treatment Options

From observation to microsurgical ligation.

Varicocele Surgery

Gold-standard microsurgical subinguinal approach.

Microsurgical Technique

Operating microscope benefits and lymph sparing.

Surgery Duration

Operation time, anesthesia, and same-day discharge.

Surgical Risks

Hydrocele, artery injury, and recurrence analysis.

Recovery & Care

Post-op healing timeline and activity guidelines.

Special Cases

Testosterone & Hormones

Hormone deficiency and post-op improvements.

Recurrent Varicocele

Recurrence causes and revision microsurgery.

Pediatric & Teen Cases

Adolescent management and surgery criteria.

Embolization

Radiological coil embolization and technical limits.

Non-Surgical Treatments?

Scientific reality regarding herbs and exercises.

Scientific Publications

30+ years, 6,000+ operations, peer-reviewed studies.

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