Laparoscopic Varicocelectomy

Abstract

Celsus, in the first century, found that varicocele makes testicular atrophy. Abol-ghasem Khalaf Zahravi (Albucasis) mentioned this subject and added that my teacher (Celsus) suggested orchidectomy for testis atrophy due to varicocele through scrotal incision parallel to the penis (1). Toullouch published a paper in 1952 about an infertile man with bilateral varicocele. He operated on him, and the patient became fertile. Then after two children he came in for vasectomy (2).