Varicocelectomy

Abstract

Two hundred and twenty cases of varicocelectomies were reviewed to outline prognostic criteria. A treatment for varicocele was not always indicated, depending on the degree of varicocele, the clinical findings, the hormonal status, and the pathophysiology. Preoperative phelbography seemed the less useful test. Thirty-five percent of patients became pregnant. Testicular atrophy, high serum level, of FSH and associated varicocele had poor prognostic significance.

Key Words:

• Varicocele
• Male infertility
• Varicocelectomy