Microsurgical varicocelectomy: a review

Microsurgical varicocelectomy: a review.

Varicocelectomy is the most commonly performed surgical procedure for the treatment of male infertility. Although several different techniques for varicocele repair have been described in the literature, microsurgical varicocelectomy performed through a subinguinal or inguinal incision is recognized as the gold-standard approach for varicocelectomy, due to high success rates with minimal compli...

[Results of microsurgical varicocelectomy in the adolescent].

PURPOSE Microsurgical varicocelectomy procedures are known to have high rates of success and minimal incidence of postoperative hydrocele occurrences in adults. Herein, we report our initial experience with microsurgical inguinal and subinguinal techniques for the treatment of varicoceles in adolescent patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS A total of 9 boys (averaged age 12.7 years each younger than...

A retrospective review of single-institution outcomes with robotic-assisted microsurgical varicocelectomy

We report the largest single-center experience with robotic-assisted microscopic varicocelectomy (RAMV) in male infertility. From August 2012 to February 2015, men with infertility of at least a year and varicoceles underwent RAMV by a single surgeon. Varicocele was diagnosed on physical examination and confirmed by ultrasound by a single ultrasonographer. Preoperative hormone panel, semen anal...

Semen Parameters and Chromatin Packaging in Microsurgical Varicocelectomy Patients

Vasal vessels preserving microsurgical vasoepididymostomy in cases of previous varicocelectomy: a case report and literature review

vasoepididymostomy, should they elect to receive this procedure. He also required an intraoperative testicular biopsy if it was needed but he refused a biopsy before operation because afraid of the scrotal local anesthesia. The procedure was approved by the Ethics Committee of our hospital, and the informed consent was obtained from the patient. The procedure was performed under a Zeiss operati...