Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes in Adolescents and Adults with Varicocele
Korean Journal of Urology
; : 489-493, 2011.
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em Inglês
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-147692
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To compare clinical characteristics and surgical results in adolescents and adults with varicocele. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
We retrospectively analyzed the characteristics of 93 patients, 34 adolescents (mean age, 14.4+/-2.1 years) and 59 adults (mean age, 30.4+/-12.4 years), who underwent surgical repair of varicocele between 2006 and 2009. Median follow-up time in all patients was 18.7 months. The most bothersome symptoms, bilaterality, grades, surgical methods, artery-sparing rates, operation times, semen analysis, success rates, and recurrence-free period were compared between the two groups.RESULTS:
The overall success rate of surgical repair was 92.5%. The most bothersome symptoms were scrotal mass, pain, and hypotrophy in adolescents and pain, scrotal mass, infertility, and hypotrophy in adults (p=0.008). There were no significant between-group differences in bilaterality, grades, surgical methods, operation times, pre- or postoperative semen analyses, success rates, or recurrence-free periods. Patients who underwent artery-sparing surgery had higher recurrence rates than did those who underwent surgery that did not spare arteries. In adults, semen density increased significantly after surgery, from 35.6 million/ml to 49.6 million/ml (p=0.046).CONCLUSIONS:
There were no significant differences in clinical characteristics or surgical results between adolescents and adults with varicocele, except for the most bothersome symptoms. Semen density increased after surgery in both groups.
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Assunto principal:
Artérias
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Recidiva
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Sêmen
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Cordão Espermático
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Varicocele
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Seguimentos
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Resultado do Tratamento
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Análise do Sêmen
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Infertilidade
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Korean Journal of Urology
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Artigo