OUTCOME OF HIGH VARICOCELE LIGATION; LAPAROSCOPIC VS OPEN METHOD

  • DR. MIAN UMAR JAVED Jinnah Hospital, Lahore
  • DR. MUHAMMAD SHABBIR AHMAD Jinnah Hospital, Lahore
  • DR. ABU RAIHAN ZABD-UR-REHMAN QURESHI Jinnah Hospital, Lahore
  • DR. UMAR FAROOQ DAR Department of Infectious Diseases, Institute of Public Health, Lahore
  • DR. MUDDASSIR MUNIR Jinnah Hospital, Lahore
  • DR. EJAZ AHMAD LATIF Jinnah Hospital, Lahore
DOI: https://doi.org/10.51642/ppmj.v24i2.235
Keywords: Laparoscopic Ligation, Open Ligation, Scrotal Oedema, Varicocele

Abstract

Objective: To compare the frequency of scrotal oedema in cases of varicocele ligated either laparoscopically or by open technique.

Subjects and Methods: In this randomized control trial carried out in department of general surgery, Jinnah hospital Lahore, and two hundred diagnosed cases of varicocele were randomly assigned either to laparoscopic or open technique of high varicocele ligation. Patients were followed for post-operative scrotal oedema on day 14.

Results: Out of two hundred patients 2 patients suffered scrotal oedema in laparoscopic group while 11 patients developed scrotal oedema in open technique group (p= 0.01).There was equal distribution of age in both groups (p=0.44).

Conclusion: It is concluded Laparoscopic high ligation of varicocele is associated with less risk of post-operative scrotal oedema as compared to open high ligation.

Published
2013-09-01
Issue
Vol 24 No 2 (2013): Postgraduate Medical Journal
Section
Article