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Retroperitoneal Varix ligation with sclerotherapy: a prospective randomized comparative study
Yaser M Abdelsalam1, Waleed M Saeed1, Ahmed M Moeen1
1Assiut University, Assiut Urology and Nephrology Hospital, Assiut, Egypt.
Introduction:
The aim of this article is to compare the results of high varix ligation with and without sclerotherapy.
Material And Methods:
Between November 2014 and December 2015, sixty patients with varicocele were included in this study. Patients were divided into two equal groups; group I (underwent high varix ligation), and group II (underwent high varix ligation with a retrograde injection of 2 mL of 5% ethanolamine oleate in the lower end of the bisected gonadal vein). The operative time, intra- and postoperative complications, postoperative pain, improvement of semen parameters, incidence of recurrence and achieving of unassisted pregnancy were recorded for both groups.
Results:
The age range was 19-34 years in group I and 21-37 years in group II. The operative time was shorter in group I (34.6 ±7.81 min) than group II (43.3 ±8.5 min) (P <0.001), which was statistically significant.Improvement of semen parameters and the occurrence of spontaneous pregnancy were insignificant between both groups. No intraoperative complications occurred. The postoperative complications were statistically insignificant in both groups.
Conclusions:
Combined varix ligation with retrograde sclerotherapy does not offer significant advantages over high varix ligation alone with a longer operative time and prolonged post-operative pain.
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