Does bilateral varicocele require surgery?

Bilateral varicocele is very harmful to male health. It can cause pain in the lower abdomen and perineum. In severe cases, it can lead to male infertility. Therefore, bilateral varicocele needs to be treated in time. You need to go to a regular professional hospital for treatment. Is it necessary to undergo surgery for bilateral varicocele?

For unilateral varicose veins that are not serious, it can be treated by taking some anti-inflammatory drugs and adjusting your lifestyle. Severe cases require surgical treatment. Currently, surgical methods mostly use minimally invasive treatment methods. The treatment process is short, the surgical wound is small, and the patient recovers quickly.

Is surgery for bilateral varicocele dangerous?

The operation is generally performed visually. Under the monitored operation, the doctor can only treat the spermatic cord and avoid damaging other tissues. This is a system that is completely completed under the guidance of a computer navigation system and can find the site of the disease more accurately.

This surgical method has a very small incision and is basically painless due to minimally invasive surgery. There is no bleeding after the operation and no sutures are required. The operation usually takes only 15 minutes, but the cure rate is very high and the recurrence rate is very low. It greatly increases the fertility rate of male patients and is a good way to treat varicocele. Patients should have a good rest after the operation and wear briefs to hold up the scrotum. In addition, do not have sex within one month after the operation. Patients should get enough rest, avoid infection, and sit and stand less.

There are many complications after bilateral varicocele surgery. The most common problem is femoral blood vessel damage. This is because if the cervix is ​​pulled too far to the side during surgery, the external oblique muscle tendon membrane will tend to deviate. After surgery, some patients will have symptoms of dull testicular pain. The most serious sequela is vas deferens damage, which can cause infertility.

In order to better avoid the occurrence of sequelae, it is recommended that patients take anti-inflammatory drugs and rest more after the operation. In order to further avoid serious sequelae in bilateral varicocele surgery, patients need to cooperate with relevant examinations before the operation. And before the operation, people should not take aspirin casually. Otherwise, it is easy to bleed heavily after the operation.

In order to reduce the harm of bilateral varicocelectomy, you must choose a regular hospital for the surgery, carefully check and ask about precautions before the surgery, rest well after the surgery, do not get out of bed blindly, refrain from having sex during the recovery period, have regular check-ups, and do not participate in strenuous activities.