Use of Doppler color ultrasonography in the microsurgical treatment of idiopathic varicocele
Pacifici, A.; Cordellini, M.; Cirocchi, R.; Trapassi, S.; Rosi, G.; Bistoni, S.; Tinti, A.; Dominici, C.
Il Giornale di Chirurgia 18(3): 140-142
1997
ISSN/ISBN: 0391-9005 PMID: 9206497 Document Number: 482655
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.