Percutaneous Sclerotherapy of Varicocele: Personal Experience

Abstract

The Authors describe their experience regarding 80 cases of selective phlebography of the spermatic vein in men with varicocele. Percutaneous transvenous retrograde sclerotherapy of the internal spermatic vein was performed in 78 patients (type 1 and type 3 according to Coolsaet). Follow-up colour-doppler 1 month after sclerotherapy revealed a persistent varicocele in only 3% of cases. The Authors present the advantages of percutaneous sclerotherapy.