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

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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.

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Carlos J. Guevara, Alexander H. Elhilal, and Michael D. Darcy do not have any conflicts of interest to be disclosed.

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  1. Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, 510 South Kingshighway Boulevard, Box 8131, Saint Louis, MO, 63110, USA

    Carlos J. Guevara, Alexander H. El-Hilal & Michael D. Darcy

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Guevara, C.J., El-Hilal, A.H. & Darcy, M.D. Percutaneous Antegrade Varicocele Embolization Via the Testicular Vein in a Patient with Recurrent Varicocele After Surgical Repair. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 38, 1325–1329 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00270-014-0978-y

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