Johnsen N, Tauber R
Department of Urology, Barmbek General Hospital, Hamburg, Germany.
Br J Urol. 1996 Jan;77(1):129-32. doi: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1996.78622.x.
To calculate and compare the costs of the treatment of varicocele by antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy with other modalities.
A total of 2305 operations using antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy to treat varicocele in childhood and adolescence were analysed for cost factors and compared with different surgical treatment methods for varicocele.
Calculation of the pre-, intra- and post-operative costs showed that antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy was the most economically effective of all forms of surgical management for varicocele.
Because antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy is a cost-effective treatment for varicocele, the indications for treatment may be widened to include more men with potential infertility, and thus avoid the need for expensive methods of artificial fertilization.
计算并比较顺行阴囊硬化疗法治疗精索静脉曲张与其他治疗方式的费用。
分析了总共2305例采用顺行阴囊硬化疗法治疗儿童和青少年精索静脉曲张的手术的成本因素，并与精索静脉曲张的不同手术治疗方法进行比较。
术前、术中和术后成本计算表明，顺行阴囊硬化疗法是精索静脉曲张所有手术治疗方式中最具成本效益的。
由于顺行阴囊硬化疗法是一种治疗精索静脉曲张的经济有效的方法，治疗指征可扩大到包括更多有潜在不育症的男性，从而避免采用昂贵的人工受精方法。
