Nonsurgical Cure of Varicocele by Transcatheter Embolization of the Internal Spermatic Vein with Bucrylate

  • M. Kunnen
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Abstract

In 1975–1976 we described a method for selective retrograde venography of the internal spermatic vein [3, 4] which is now widely used all over the world [1, 2, 6, 7, 9]. After having examined more than 350 patients suspected of primary varicocele by means of transfemoral, selective retrograde venography of the internal spermatic vein, a new method was developed for the nonsurgical cure of this disease, i.e., embolization with the tissue adhesive isobutyl 2-cyanoacrylate (IBC2, Bucrylate from Ethicon).

Keywords

Esophageal Varix Valsalva Maneuver Transcatheter Embolization Spermatic Vein Internal Spermatic Vein 
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