대한영상의학회지 (Sep 2016)

Interventional Treatment of Varicocele

  • Ji Hoon Shin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2016.75.3.163
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 75, no. 3
pp. 163 – 170

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Varicocele is a dilatation of the veins in the pampiniform plexus and manifests as mass-effect, pain, testicular atrophy, or male infertility. Traditionally, surgical treatment has been the mainstay of treatment of varicocele, while interventional treatment, which is endovascular embolization of the testicular vein, has been gaining popularity recently. In this review, diagnosis of the disease, indications and procedure details of interventional treatment, results, and complications are discussed.

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