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If x-rays are used to guide varicocele embolization, is there a danger of radiation exposure?

April 26, 2017danger Embolization exposure guide radiation Used varicocele x-rays

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If x-rays are used to guide varicocele embolization, is there a danger of radiation exposure?

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Although the radiologist guides the catheter with an x-ray machine during embolization, the amount of radiation exposure to the testicle is very low – about equal to the amount received during a chest x-ray.