...Javanmard Babak; Fadavi Behruz; Yousefi Mohammadreza; Fallah-Karkan Morteza Introduction: To study the stimulating effect of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) on spermatogenesis in patients with varicocele and infertility undergoing varicocelectomy. Materials and Methods: In the study, 188...

...Isoji Sasagawa; Yuko Hirose; Kaori Matsuda; Kiyotsugu Hoshi; Shoichiro Ohta We describe the effective use of the bipolar vessel-sealing device: LigaSure for the division of the internal spermatic vessels in a laparoscopic varicocelectomy. A total of 52 males with varicocele (left-side n = 49...

... 2010 to June 2011. Six procedures were done, SILS renal cyst decortication (n = 10), SILS varicocelectomy (n = 10), SILS orchiopexy (n = 10), SILS nephrectomy (n = 3), SILS pyelolithtomy (n = 6) and SILS adrenalectomy (n = 1). Results: Postoperative complications included ileus (10%) and fever (10...

... the resolution of pain. Patients and Methods: From January 2008 to January 2011, a total 152 patients presented with painful varicocele to our out-patient clinic. While waiting for surgery, 7 patients (4.6%) resolved their pain with conservative management and 145 patients underwent varicocelectomy due...