Patient's question:
How is varicocele treatedDoctor's answer:
Patients with varicocele who experience only mild discomfort can opt for medication suppression or scrotal support. If the pain is severe or there are concerns about infertility, surgical high ligation should be performed. During the surgery, the patient must first undergo local or upper body anesthesia, followed by an incision of about 2 to 3 centimeters above the groin area to ligate the swollen veins. The procedure is simple and safe. For patients with bilateral varicocele or those who have undergone previous surgery, laparoscopic surgery can be considered to ligate the varicocele. After the surgery, the dilated vein plexus gradually disappears, and the motility of sperm in most patients is expected to improve, along with stable semen quality.