title: Laparoscopic varicocelectomy in adolescents using an ultrasonically activated scalpel.
abstract: Ten laparoscopic varicocelectomies were performed using an ultrasonically activated scalpel to divide spermatic vessels in adolescents. The mean operation time was 35 (25-46) min. There were no intraabdominal viscelar or vascular complications, and no postoperative analgesia was required. These findings suggest that laparoscopic varicocelectomy using an ultrasonically activated scalpel may be a valuable treatment in the adolescent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan. isasaga@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sasagawa
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yazawa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tateno
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakada
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014465:Ultrasonics; D014646:Varicocele / Q000601:surgery*