Surgical treatment of varicocelle in oligospermic patients: a re-evaluation.
Left varicocele ligation was performed in 64 infertile men seen at our clinic during 1974-1978. High ligation of the left internal spermatic vein was done in all cases. The ages of patients were 23--46 yr. The criteria for operation were: palpatory findings of varicocele, primary or secondary infertility, and abnormal sperm analysis. Statistical analysis of the 3 main sperm parameters before and after surgery shows a significant increase in sperm count (P < 0.005) and motility index (P < 0.005), while the sperm morphology was not improved (P = 0.2). The pregnancy rate was 43.8%.
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000209:etiology; D013076:Sperm Count; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013737:Testis / Q000601:surgery*; D014646:Varicocele / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*