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Chen-Ying WeiPin-Han Wang*
Department of Chinese Medicine, Taoyuan Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Varicocele is a vascular lesion characterized by the dilation of gonadal veins in the scrotum. Clinical presentation may include scrotal swelling, and scrotal pain which aggravated by exertion. This condition is also related to increased testicular temperature, which has adverse effect on spermatogenesis and may led to infertility.
In traditional Chinese medicine field, varicocele was described as “tendon tumor”. Liver qi stagnation, meridian stasis or deficiency of kidney essence are possible causes. Here, we reported a case of 29-year-old man with recurrent left lower quadrant abdominal pain, radiating to inguinal area, along with left scrotal swelling. Diagnosis of varicocele was confirmed in Urology out-patientdepartment, and surgical intervention was suggested. Patient started to visit Chinese medicine’s out-patient-department at the same time and took concentrated Chinese herb powders which mainly containing the formula of Ju-He-Wan. After 3 months of treatment, the intensity and frequency of abdominal and scrotal pain significantly decreased. This case provides clinical observation experiences of Chinese medicine’s effect on varicocele.
【Keywords】varicocele, liver depression qi stagnation, qi stagnation and blood stasis, Ju He Wan
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97.05 精索静脉曲张之中医诊疗病例报告
