Varicocele: Male Infertility
Conditions
Interventions
Surgical procedures
General anesthesia
No pre-anesthetic medication will be used. After monitoring with a 5-channel cardioscope, pulse oximeter, tensiometer and capnograph, an intravenous (IV) access
Procedure/surgery
Sponsors
Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira
Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adults up to 50 years of age and with indication for unilateral varicocelectomy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Presence of other testicular pathologies; Other concomitant surgeries; Chronic or recent use of analgesics, antidepressants, corticosteroids, alcohol or other recreational drugs; Psychiatric disorders that prevent reliable subjective assessment of pain; Relapsed varicocele; Morbid obesity; Diagnosis of pain syndromes (fibromyalgia, chronic pelvic pain, myofacial syndrome); Allergy to local anesthetics, anti-inflammatories and opioids.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decreased postoperative pain, assessed by Visual Pain Scale (VAS) after 1 hour, 6 hours, 24 hours, 7 days and 28 days of microsurgical varicocelectomy. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decreased use of analgesic medications in the immediate postoperative period of microsurgical varicocelectomy, assessed by comparing the amount of analgesic doses used on demand by participants in both groups. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactFilipe Tenorio Lira Neto
Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira
Outcome results
None listed