[Use of Doppler color ultrasonography in the microsurgical treatment of idiopathic varicocele]

G Chir. 1997 Mar;18(3):140-2.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the role of Doppler and echo color-Doppler in the microsurgical treatment of varicocele. Since December 1993, 87 consecutive patients underwent microsurgical treatment of varicocele. The study demonstrates that Doppler and Color-flow-Duplex scanning provide an accurate, non-invasive method to identify the position of accessory spermatic veins, evaluating at the same time the flow characteristics of the microsurgical anastomosis.

MeSH terms

  • Evaluation Studies as Topic
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microsurgery*
  • Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color*
  • Varicocele / diagnostic imaging*
  • Varicocele / surgery*