1987 Volume 78 Issue 1 Pages 113-116
Clinical study was made of 20 patients with varicocele under 18 years of age. The following results were obtained.
1. The varicocele was left-sided in 19 patients and bilateral in 1. High ligation of the left internal spermatic vein was carried out in all cases.
2. The volume of the left testicle was significantly smaller than that of the right testicle.
3. Bilateral biopsy was performed in 12. Spermatogenesis was generally reduced in the left testicle, although there was no significant difference between the right and left testicles.
4. We believe that surgical removal of a varicocele shoud be carried out in the childhood as soon as possible in order to prevent the danger of progressive damage of the spermatogenesis of the testicle.
