[Early surgical therapy for idiopathic varicocele].
The recurring questions about idiopathic varicocele are: a) timing of treatment; b) choice of therapeutical kind; c) influence of treatment on physiopathology of varicocele. In our experience, even if limited, the high ligation of spermatic vessels is simple, safe and effective, even at long term. Fifty-two boys under went surgical therapy at diagnosis--average age 12,9 y. We did not find recurrences of varicocele. Four boys showed postoperative hydrocele; no one required surgical treatment. The postoperative functional valuation, demonstrated a decreased quality of spermatograms in 9.1%. In conclusion, we suggest to early treatment of varicocele by means of a technique effective and devoid of complications.
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D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013997:Time Factors; D014646:Varicocele / Q000601:surgery*