[Treatment of varicocele using a microsurgical technic]. 1990

G Maione
II Divisione di Chirurgia, Ospedale di Rho, Milano, Italie.

We operated on 34 patients with varicocele employing microsurgical anastomosis. A direct anastomosis of veins of varicocele with the saphenous vein was performed in 29 patients. Microsurgical spermaticoepigastric anastomosis was performed in 5 patients. The distal stump of the epigastric vein was end-to-end anastomosed with the spermatic vein in one case of type 2 varicocele. Clinical results were satisfactory with varicocele disappearing 33 times out of 34 cases. The shunt between a high regimen pressure with a lower one improve the venous drainage of the testis. These new techniques must be selected according to the pathogenic mechanism of varicocele.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008866 Microsurgery The performance of surgical procedures with the aid of a microscope.
D012008 Recurrence The return of a sign, symptom, or disease after a remission. Recrudescence,Relapse,Recrudescences,Recurrences,Relapses
D004322 Drainage The removal of fluids or discharges from the body, such as from a wound, sore, or cavity.
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000714 Anastomosis, Surgical Surgical union or shunt between ducts, tubes or vessels. It may be end-to-end, end-to-side, side-to-end, or side-to-side. Surgical Anastomosis,Anastomoses, Surgical,Surgical Anastomoses
D014646 Varicocele A condition characterized by the dilated tortuous veins of the SPERMATIC CORD with a marked left-sided predominance. Adverse effect on male fertility occurs when varicocele leads to an increased scrotal (and testicular) temperature and reduced testicular volume. Varicoceles

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