Not really: Apart from the fact that both involve veins, the similarity ends there. A deep vein thrombosis is a blood clot, usually in the leg. A varicocele is essentially a varicose vein inside your scrotum. A deep vein thrombosis can potentially lead to a blood clot traveling to the lungs and be fatal. A varicocele can, on occasion, affect fertility and/or be uncomfortable.
Answered 3/16/2013
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No: Dvt is blood clot in the deep veins of the leg. Varicocele is a collection of veins in the scrotum along the spermatic cord which feels like squishy bag of worms.
Answered 3/27/2014
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Dvt: Deep vein thrombosis indicates a blood clot in the veins of the lower upper extremity. A varicocele is a varicose vein in the scrotum. These 2 issues have nothing in common.
Answered 3/22/2017
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No.: A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is generally a blood clot that can potentially travel to the lung and cause a pulmonary embolism (pe), a potentially fatal event. A varicocele is an enlargement of a group of veins around the testicles which is caused by a blockage of some sort in the main vein which drains this group, causing sort of a "back up" and engorgement.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Veins differ: Varicocele is an enlarged tangled mass of veins in the spermatic cord and scrotum area. A thrombosis is a clotted deep vein in the leg.
Answered 9/28/2016
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