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Published on: December 22, 2023
Increased intraoperative vein ligation in microsurgical varicocelectomy is associated with pain improvement
Wei-Chun Huang1, Chi-Ping Huang1,2, Chun-Ming Lai3
1Department of Urology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Abstract:
Varicocele is a major cause of male infertility. However, few studies have discussed the potential associations between the pain caused by varicocele and preoperative and intraoperative factors. The aim of this study was to evaluate factors potentially associated with changes in pain score after microsurgical varicocelectomy. This retrospective study was conducted between August 2020 and August 2022 at China Medical University Hospital in Taichung, Taiwan. Patient characteristics including age, body mass index, semen analysis, testicular volume, and the number of veins ligated were collected. Preoperative and intraoperative factors were analyzed to determine if they were correlated with changes in numeric rating scale (NRS) after microsurgical varicocelectomy. A total of 44 patients with clinical varicocele underwent subinguinal microsurgical varicocelectomy and were analyzed. The overall pain resolution rate was 91%, and the average satisfaction score after surgery was 9.2 according to their subjective feelings. Multivariate analysis revealed that severe varicocele grade (odds ratio [OR] 16.5, 95% confidence interval [CI] 3.01-90.47; P = .018) and the number of veins ligated (OR 6, 95% CI 1.6-22.48; P = .013), were significantly associated with changes in NRS after surgery. In addition, the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for changes in NRS and the total number of veins ligated was 0.869. Microsurgical varicocelectomy had a high success rate for scrotal pain and satisfaction. Severe varicocele grade and the number of veins ligated in microsurgical varicocelectomy were associated with postoperative pain improvement.
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