Long-term results of microsurgical drainage for idiopathic varicocele
| Autor: | G. Flati, Carboni M, M. La Pinta, Talarico C, Flati D, Proposito D, Barbara Porowska |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
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Male Nephrology Infertility Microsurgery medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Urology Varicocele Mixed type Statistical significance Internal medicine Humans Medicine In patient Child Ultrasonography Sperm Count business.industry Reflux Long term results medicine.disease Surgery Treatment Outcome Drainage business Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | International Urology and Nephrology. 29:63-69 |
| ISSN: | 1573-2584 0301-1623 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/bf02551419 |
| Popis: | The long-term results of microsurgical shunts for idiopathic varicocele are reported in the present paper. Sixty-two patients with a total of 65 varicoceles (three were bilateral) were followed up for 1 to 8 years. Pre- and postoperative ultrasonographic evaluation of varicocele size was considered of great importance in order to reduce the bias of subjective clinical diagnosis and to achieve a reliable and objective follow-up. Microsurgical shunts were tailored to the type of reflux: renospermatic (76.9%), iliospermatic (10.8%) or mixed type (12.3%); 94% of patients experienced a complete morphologic disappearance of varicosities, while in 6% of the cases a consistent reduction of size was objectified although varicosities were still detectable at ultrasonographic examination. In patients with severe infertility a significant increase of seminal parameters was observed postoperatively and this improvement showed a higher statistical significance in patients aged |
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