[Choice of surgical method in the treatment of varicocele].

The data are presented on 788 patients with varicocele and impairment of spermatogenesis. All the patients were divided into two groups. Group 1 consisted of 240 patients not examined with ultrasound dopplerography who had undergone Ivanissevich operation with estimation of spermatogenesis before and 12 months after the operation.

[The indications for operations on the penile veins in venogenic erectile impotence].

Unsatisfactory results of surgical management of venous erectile failure are attributed to difficult selection of relevant patients. The operation is to be performed in patients with isolated distal venous outflow. The diagnosis of occult proximal or mixed outflow may be made at dynamic cavernosography with loading test on the device for stimulation of erection.

[A device for stimulating erection in the combined treatment of erectile insufficiency].

A device operating by the principle of local negative pressure has been developed and patented in Russia. Its trial in 122 patients with erectile insufficiency in combination with conservative treatment showed that positive effect may be reached in patients subjected to partial intracavernous restorative surgery of the penis with unsatisfactory outcome.