Percutaneous Antegrade Varicocele Embolization Via the Testicular Vein in a Patient with Recurrent Varicocele After Surgical Repair

Journal Article · Thu Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/S00270-014-0978-Y· OSTI ID:22469738

Guevara, Carlos J., E-mail: [e-mail]; El-Hilal, Alexander H., E-mail: [e-mail]; Darcy, Michael D., E-mail: [e-mail] ^[1]

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1. Washington University in St. Louis, Department of Radiology, School of Medicine (United States)

This is a case report of an adolescent male who underwent surgical ligation for a left-sided varicocele that recurred 2 years later. Standard retrograde embolization via the left renal vein was not possible, because there was no connection from the renal vein to the gonadal vein following surgical ligation. The patient was treated via antegrade access of the spermatic vein at the inguinal level with subsequent coil embolization.

• OSTI ID: 22469738
• Journal Information: Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Vol. 38, Issue 5; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2015 Springer Science+Business Media New York and the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE); http://www.springer-ny.com; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0174-1551
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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