RESULTS OF MICROSURGICAL VARICOCELECTOMY IN THE ADOLESCENT

[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...

Evaluation of testicular catch-up growth in adolescent microsurgical varicocelectomy.

OBJECTIVE The incidence of varicocele is approximately 15% in adolecent men. Early treatment with varicocele is aimed to resolve testicular hypotrophy and ensure catch-up growth. The aim of this study was to evaluate ipsilateral catch-up growth rates relative to contralateral testicular growth in adolescents with varicocele undergoing microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy. MATERIAL AND ME...

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...

Semen Parameters and Chromatin Packaging in Microsurgical Varicocelectomy Patients

The role of microsurgical varicocelectomy in treating male infertility

Varicoceles are the most common cause of male infertility. They afflict 15-20% of the general male population and 40% of males with primary infertility. Although multiple treatment modalities exist, including radiographic embolization and laparoscopy, open subinguinal microsurgical varicocelectomy is currently the gold standard of treatment for this condition. In this article, we discuss the ro...