Antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy for the treatment of varicocele in childhood and adolescence.
OBJECTIVE
To test the efficacy of antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy (ASS) for the treatment of varicocele in teenagers.


METHODS
The study included 38 patients (mean age 14.9 years, range 12-18) with left-sided varicocele. Three patients had a grade 1 varicocele, 22 were grade 2 and 13 were grade 3. ASS was performed under local anaesthesia on an out-patient basis.


RESULTS
ASS was accepted by all patients except one. There were no peri-operative problems and only one patient developed post-operative epididymitis. During 9 to 15 months of follow-up (mean 11 months), only two patients developed persistence of a lower grade of varicocele.


CONCLUSIONS
This study illustrates that ASS is a safe and successful out-patient procedure for the treatment of varicocele in teenagers.
Mottrie
A M
AM
Department of Urology, Mainz Medical School, Germany.
Matani
Y
Y
Baert
J
J
Voges
G E
GE
Hohenfellner
R
R
D000293:Adolescent; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D000077423:Polidocanol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014646:Varicocele / Q000628:therapy*
D000077423:Polidocanol; D011092:Polyethylene Glycols