ROLE OF COLOR DOPPLER AND POWER DOPPLER SONOGRAPHY IN FOLLOW- UP AFTER LAPAROSCOPIC TREATMENT OF VARICOCOELE IN CHILDREN
U Zaleska-Dorobisz, D Patkowski, R Chrzan, W Apoznañski · Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound · 2005 · Heft 09
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Purpose: Varicocoele is caused by retrograde flow from renal vein to pampiniform plexus. The incidence of the condition is from 10 to 18% of male population below 18 years. It occurs on the left side in 90% of cases. Surgical treatment is necessary in patients in stage II and III. Laproscopic transection of the spermatic vein is commonly used option to the open surgery (Palomo technique) The study was conducted to assess usefulness of color Doppler sonography in monitoring of varicocoele in children before and after minimal invasive surgery. Methods and Materials: From 1999 do 2004 laparoscopic procedures were p…
