THE VARICOCELE IN PEDIATRIC AGE - 207 CASES TREATED WITH MICROSURGICAL TECHNIQUE

Between 1984 and 1995, 207 boys afflicted by varicocele have undergone surgery. They were all treated employing a venous microvascular termi no-terminal anastomosis between spermatic and inferior epigastric vein s. The recurrence rate with this technique (3%) is much lower than Iva nissevich's one (nearby 15 %). The clinical results are optimal, with disappearance of varices in the majority of cases and improvement of t he testicular trophism in the remainder. This technique enables the es tablishment of an immediate and physiological testicular venous outflo w essential for testicular growth and development.