PERCUTANEOUS SCLEROTHERAPY OF VARICOCELE - RESULTS IN YOUTH

65 percutaneous transvenous sclerotherapy of the internal spermatic ve in in 58 children and adolescents with varicoceles are reported. Their age ranged from 9.4 to 18 years (mean 14.7 years). The success rate o f the sclerotherapy amounted 91.4% while 8.6% recidivations were seen. In three patients slight complications occured (2 extravasations, 1 s pasm of the spermatic vein) which required no further therapy. By repe ating the sclerotherapy finally 94.8% of the patients were treated suc cessfully.