Abstract:Objective: corresponding author:To evaluate the therapeutic effectiveness of microsurgical spermatic-superficial epigastric vein anastomosis through subinguinal approach for the treatment of nutcracker syndrome associated with left varicocele in adolescents. Methods: Patients diagnosed with left varicocele in out hospital were given ultrasound evaluation of left renal vein from February 2017 to February 2019. Those patients that met the diagnostic criteria of nutcracker syndrome were enrolled in the study. A total of 12 adolescent patients diagnosed with nutcracker syndrome associated with varicocele were included in the study. The preoperative and postoperative parameters involving physical examination, measurements of ultrasonography, urinalysis, 24-h urinary protein quantification, and semen analysis test were included in the follow-up protocol. Results: Totally 12 patients underwent spermatic-superficial epigastric vein anastomosis. The mean peak velocities ratio in upright posture was significantly decreased after surgery (7.7 ± 2.8 vs. 4.3 ± 1.4, P = 0.023). The hematuria and proteinuria in postoperative patients were partially relieved. The mean sperm count significantly increased at 6th month ([26.0 ± 16.8] × 106/mL) and 12th month ([29.6 ± 18.3] × 106/mL), and the mean perm motility was also increased at 6th month (29.7% ± 11.3%) and at 12th month (32.3% ± 9.4%). Mild hydrocele was founded in 2 patients and relieved with conservative management. No major complications occurred at the end of follow-up. Conclusion: Microsurgical spermatic-superficial epigastric vein anastomosis through subinguinal approach is both safe and effective to treat nutcracker syndrome associated with left varicocele.
罗国雄, 李富东, 康印东, 张斌, 常德辉. 左侧精索内静脉-腹壁浅静脉分流术在胡桃夹综合征相关精索静脉曲张中的疗效评价[J]. 微创泌尿外科杂志, 2021, 10(1): 22-26.
LUO Guoxiong, LI Fudong, KANG Yindong, ZHANG Bin, CHANG Dehui. Microsurgical spermatic-superficial epigastric vein anastomosis to treat the nutcracker syndrome associated with left varicocele in adolescents. JOURNAL OF MINIMALLY INVASIVE UROLOGY, 2021, 10(1): 22-26.
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