[Treatment of varicocele with laparoscopy]

To assess the efficacy of laparoscopic techniques for the operative therapy of varicocele in children and adolescents. Thirty-two children and adolescents who underwent laparoscopic varicocelectomy, between May 1995 to December 1997 were evaluated. In all patients laparoscopic therapy was effective and no major complications occurred. The laparoscopic technique is minimally invasive operation with optimal results.