Variations in Testicular Veins: An Anatomico-Clinical Review

The pattern of formation of individual testicular vein and their disposition within abdominopelvic cavity exhibit spectrum of variations on either side of body. The anatomical aspects of its number, formation, course, valvular configuration, termination, ontogeny and clinical connotations have been studied in abundance. As the majority of depictions discussed in past comprised of either one or arbitrary combination of few such features, the evaluation of an aberrant encountered variation based upon comparison vis-a-vis the available literature becomes cumbersome and inconclusive. Therefore, the consolidation of all information hitherto regarding a particular feature would serve as a platform to compare and assess the basis of such variations. The current endeavor compiles and highlights the relevant facts of individual morphological parameter of testicular veins. The parameters considered are Formation of testicular veins, numbers, course and termination, valvular design collateral communications and Ontogenic revelation of errors, which can correlate with anomaly in testicular veins. These refinements in approach to variant anatomical architecture strengthen the outlook for clinical practices and academic opinions: thereby, supplementing precise management of related venous disorders.