Impact of active case-finding on the diagnosis and therapy of pediatric varicocele.
A pilot study of active case-finding identified asymptomatic varicocele in 78 of 791 consecutively examined schoolboys, resulting in an elevenfold increase in admissions for this condition. Patients diagnosed through the program were younger (p = 0.01) and more likely to have low grade varicocele (p = 0.09) than those treated before the program. Active case-finding and early correction of pediatric varicocele may be important in the prevention of postpubertal testicular dysfunction.
Nagar
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Department of Pediatric Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Israel.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014646:Varicocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*