Outpatient embolotherapy of varicocele.
A detectable balloon technique for precise embolotherapy of varicocele has been developed. Results in 334 patients whose internal spermatic veins were occluded between 1979 and 1985 indicate satisfactory restoration of fertility with minimal morbidity and cost.
D000553:Ambulatory Care; D003097:Collateral Circulation; D004621:Embolization, Therapeutic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000098:blood supply; D014646:Varicocele / Q000628:therapy*