Varicocele Embolization Procedure

Описание: What Is a Varicocele
Varicoceles are a relatively common condition affecting in young male, most of time, these varicoceles are harmless or no symptoms. But sometimes it can causes pain, heaviness, swelling or low sperm problems.
Normally, blood flows to the testicles by an artery and flows out via multiple tiny veins that drain into the testicular vein. The direction of blood flow in testicular vein up, toward the heart. Multiple one-way valves in the vein prevent the reverse flow of blood back to the testicles.

Treatment Options: -
A. Open surgery
B. Varicocele embolization (it is non-surgical)

Varicocele Embolization Procedure:-
Varicocele embolization is treatment required day care hospitalization. And done by specifically trained interventional radiologist makes a tiny nick in the skin at the groin or neck using local anesthesia and a thin catheter (tube) is directed to the testicular vein. With contrast dye injection, interventional radiologist map out exactly where the problem is and by using coils, by embolization, blood flow is re-directed to other healthy pathways. Whole non-surgical treatment procedure is pain less and takes about 30 minute to an hour. The tube is removed and no stitches are needed. Patients are observed for a few hours and go home the same day. Recovery from varicocele embolization typically takes less than 24 hours and patients often return to work the next day.

Advantages of Varicocele Embolization:-
The majority of men in the INDIA undergo surgery as varicocele treatment. This is because they are usually sent to surgeons for evaluation, and many do not know about varicocele embolization.
• It is as more effective than surgery.
• It does not require any surgical incision.
• A patient with varicoceles on both sides can have both fixed at the same time through one vein puncture site (surgery requires two separate open incisions)
• General anesthesia is not used for embolization (most surgery is done under general).
• There is complications rate is almost zero.
• It requires less recovery time. Post embolization patients can resume normal activities in few hrs.

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Dr.Pradeep Muley
Interventional Radiologist.
New Delhi, India