title: [Varicocele in children and adolescents].
abstract: Idiopathic varicocele is quite common even among children and adolescents. Irreversible testicular damage may occur before adult age. Diagnosis and therapy for the purpose of preventing infertility constitute a challenge to youth health organisations and paediatric surgeons. Surgery according to Bernardt or Ivanissevich is considered the optimal therapeutic approach.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D014646:Varicocele / Q000601:surgery*
vernacular_title: Die Varikozele bei Kindern und Jugendlichen.