Table 2 Outcomes of subinguinal/inguinal microsurgical varicocelectomy in children and adolescents
From: Practice patterns in the surgical approach for adolescent varicocelectomy
Study | Patients, n | Varicoceles, n | Hydrocele, % | Recurrence, % | Other complications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lemack et al. (1998) | 30 | 42 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 % |
Silveri et al. (2003) | 46 (12 with operating microscope; 34 with loupe magnification) | 46 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 4.4 % (wound infections requiring antibiotics) |
Schiff et al. (2005) | 74 | 97 | 1 | 0.0 | 2 % (orchalgia in 1 %, resolved after 8 months; hypertrophic scarring in 1 %) |
Cayan et al. (2005) | 49 | 79 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 % |
Yaman et al. (2006) | 92 | 92 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 % (persistent scrotal pain) |