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Laparoscopic varicocelectomy in adolescents using an ultrasonically activated scalpel
I Sasagawa1, H Yazawa, Y Suzuki
1Department of Urology, Yamagata University School of Medicine, Japan. isasaga@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp
Archives of Andrology
|October 12, 2000
Abstract:
Ten laparoscopic varicocelectomies were performed using an ultrasonically activated scalpel to divide spermatic vessels in adolescents. The mean operation time was 35 (25-46) min. There were no intraabdominal viscelar or vascular complications, and no postoperative analgesia was required. These findings suggest that laparoscopic varicocelectomy using an ultrasonically activated scalpel may be a valuable treatment in the adolescent.