Percutaneous treatment of varicocele

被引：7
作者：
Trombetta, C [1 ]
Liguori, G [1 ]
Bucci, S [1 ]
Ciciliato, S [1 ]
Belgrano, E [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Trieste, Dept Urol, I-34127 Trieste, Italy
来源：
UROLOGIA INTERNATIONALIS | 2003年 / 70卷 / 02期
关键词：
varicocele; infertility; sclerotherapy; embolization;
D O I：
10.1159/000068184
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学]; R69 [泌尿科学（泌尿生殖系疾病）];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
Varicocele is a common finding in adolescents and adult men. Its association with male infertility has been well documented: varicoceles are reported to be present in 20-40% of infertile men. It has been demonstrated that varicocele correction leads to an improvement in the quality of semen in most cases. Percutaneous sclerotherapy is an established treatment method for varicocele performed on an outpatient basis. In our report we review our experience with venographic study and transcatheter sclerotherapy based on 560 cases of infertile patients with varicocele. Our study confirms that percutaneous therapy of varicocele may lead to improved spermatogenesis in the majority of patients. Copyright (C) 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel.
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页数：6
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