[Results of surgical treatment of varicocele in male infertility].
To evaluate the results of surgical treatment of varicocele on infertile men, especially regarding sperm count, 245 patients, surgically treated from 1993 to 2003, were evaluated. Patients underwent to ligature and section of the pampiniform plexus, through the subinguinal approach and local anaesthesia. At the follow-up (3-6-12 months) an improvement of sperm count was relieved in 79.5% of patients and the incidence of complications and relapses was of 3.7% and 1.2%, respectively. The Authors stress the efficacy of surgical treatment of varicocele in male infertility and hold the subinguinal approach as an effective treatment, minimally invasive and low cost.
Dipartimento di Chirurgia Pietro Valdoni, Università degli Studi La Sapienza, Rome.
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Gabriele
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Conte
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Egidi
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Pietrasanta
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Borghese
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000601:surgery*; D008026:Ligation; D008297:Male; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012008:Recurrence; D013076:Sperm Count; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000601:surgery; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014646:Varicocele / Q000601:surgery*