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Management of varicocele in military obligatory service: Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps policy
A Leiba1, Y Bar-dayan, P Benedek
1Military Health Services Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
Abstract:
Varicocele is a well-known and highly prevalent medical problem in young obligatory service recruits. Still, there are many questions regarding its management. Is there a clear relation between varicocele and infertility? Can early varicocelectomy in young soldiers prevent future infertility? Is there a role for varicocelectomy in pain relief in physically active soldiers? And finally, what are the pros and cons of the open surgical, laparoscopic, or radiographic techniques in this specific population? Answering these questions should help military physicians in varicocele patients' care. It should also help decision makers to build cost-effective and evidence-based health policy. In this article, we review the literature regarding the controversies in the management of varicocele in young adults and delineate the current policy of the Israel Defense Forces Medical Corps.
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