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...

Varicocele is the most common cause of male infertility and is generally correctable, or at least improvable, through various surgical techniques. Although several different techniques for varicocele repair have been described in the literature, microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy is recognised as the gold-standard approach for varicocelectomy due to high success rates with minimal compli...

Background: Varicocelectomy is a type of surgery for varicocele treatment. This may recover fertility properties in males through improvement semen parameters as well sexual hormones. In this study, the role varicocelectomy with focus on and hormones have been assessed. Methods: cross-sectional before- after data from fifteen patients different grade, regarding to compared. Result: After varico...

PURPOSE To investigate the causes of varicocele recurrence and assess the use of embolization and subinguinal varicocelectomy in its treatment in patients with angiography and subinguinal varicocelectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS The present study involved 15 patients with recurrent varicoceles. The mean patient age was 21.2 years (range: 12-42 years). Preoperative angiography was performed in 1...

generated in response to oxidative stress – play an important role in cell protection by performing functions like catalyzing the conjugation of a large variety of endogenous and exogenous compounds including ROS, carcinogenic compounds, and their metabolites. A previous study clearly demonstrated an abundance of GSTs in the male reproductive tract and showed that GSTs play important roles in t...

OBJECTIVES The most common indication for treatment of varicocele is still male subfertility. The aim of this study was to explore the effect of infertility duration on semen parameters and spontaneous pregnancy rate after varicocelectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical records of 183 infertile patients with clinical varicocele were retrospectively reviewed. The patients were divided into ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES In this study, 2 different varicocelectomy methods were compared with regard to postoperative scrotal pain, length of operation, and complications. METHODS Forty varicocele patients, who visited our clinic because of infertility or scrotal pain between 2008 and 2009, were enrolled in this clinical study. Microscopic subinguinal varicocelectomy was performed on 20 pat...

Varicocele is a common condition worldwide. The aim of this five-year prospective study is to examine the effect of varicocelectomy on the fertility profile of affected men in a male infertility clinic in Benin City, Edo State. A total of 45 men aged 16-65 years were diagnosed with varicocele during the period. Forty one (91.1%) had infertility while 4 (8.9%) were unmarried boys with third degr...

OBJECTIVE To describe the symptomatology, diagnosis and treatment of superficial thrombosis of the dorsal penile vein - the most common complication of subinguinal varicocelectomy - and analyse the possible mechanisms involved in the development of the condition. PATIENTS AND METHODS The clinical records of 326 patients who underwent varicocele repair during the last 10 years was reviewed. Th...