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I had a varicocelectomy about a week ago. do the veins eventually go away or do they remain in the scrotum? i had a subinguinal incision.

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Dr. James Lin answered

Here are some…: All forms of varicocelectomy are not to remove all varicocele about the testes, but just procedurally interrupt venous returning circulation from testes to heart, thereby to reduce and even eliminate undue effects from long-term venous blood potentially leading to chronic ischemia and subsequent undesirable tissue change. So, the concerned varicose veins before surgery will still exist but with..

Answered 2/4/2015

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