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[Single-port laparoscopic ligation with suture silk for varicocele: a report of 20 cases]
Yong Ma1, Bo Zhang, Fa-Chen Miao
1Department of Urology, Shanxian Central Hospital, Shanxian, Shandong 274300, China. coralmy@163.com
Objective:
To evaluate the clinical effect of single-port laparoscopic ligation (SPLL) with suture silk for the management of varicocele.
Methods:
We analyzed the clinical effects of SPLL with suture silk in the treatment of 20 cases of varicocele, and compared them with those of conventional three-port laparoscopic ligation (TPLL) for another 24 varicocele patients.
Results:
All the operations were successful. The operation time was 20-35 (mean 28) minutes and the hospital stay was 2 days for SPLL, as compared with 15-28 (mean 20) minutes and 3 days for TPLL. The cure rate was 75% for the former, and 67% for the latter, with no signification difference between the two groups (P > 0.05).
Conclusion:
SPLL with suture silk for the treatment of varicocele has more advantages over TPLL for minimal invasiveness, faster recovery, and less scarring and extraneous residual.
