[Recurrence rate after varicocelectomy in infertile men].
OBJECTIVE
To detect the recurrence rate of varicocele in infertile men with varicocelectomy.


METHODS
Twenty of 94 infertile patients with varicocelectomy were examined by color Doppler ultrasonography.


RESULTS
We found 60% recurrence of varicocele infertile men with varicocelectomy. The mean time after varicocelectomy was five years for the patients with recurrence, and seven years for patients without recurrence.


CONCLUSIONS
Doppler sonography is a useful imaging modality in the examination of post-varicocelectomy infertile men without successful impregnation.
Akçar Değirmenci
Nevbahar
N
Osmangazi Universitesi Radyoloji Anabilim Dali, Eskişehir, Turkey.
Turgut
Mehmet
M
Ozkan
Ragip
R
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012008:Recurrence; D012086:Reoperation; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods*; D014646:Varicocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery