Patient's question:
Description of condition: What methods are used to treat varicocele? Is it minimally invasive or what? What is the approximate cost? How long does it take to treat? Will it recur after treatment? Previous treatment history and effectiveness: No treatment has been performed. What kind of help do you want: How should it be treated? Which treatment is more thorough?Doctor's answer:
Principles of Varicocele Treatment:1. Milder cases and those without impaired spermatogenesis do not require treatment.
2. For more severe symptoms or cases causing impaired spermatogenesis, surgical treatment should be performed. Methods include high ligation of the internal spermatic vein and anastomosis of the internal spermatic vein with the internal iliac vein.
3. If recurrence occurs after surgery, percutaneous transileal embolization of the internal spermatic vein can be performed.
Principles of Medication:
Varicocele, due to impaired testicular function, may benefit from medications that support spermatogenesis, particularly some traditional Chinese medicine herbs that replenish the kidneys and promote spermatogenesis. These can be used postoperatively. However, the primary treatment remains surgical, and it is crucial not to delay surgery due to reliance on medication.