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Abstract

Objective: the authors report their experience about surgical treatment of varicocele in Day Hospital (DH). Design: report of 10 cases; evaluation of effectiveness of the surgical treatment. Setting: Operative Unit of General and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgical, Anatomical and Oncological Disciplines. Policlinico, University of Palermo. Interventions: surgical procedure according to Ivanissevich in all 8 patients. Result: 100% successful. Conclusion: surgery in DH is a valid treatment option in varicocele, by the technical and economic point.