Symptoms
Varicocele might be noticed as soft lumps, usually above the testicle and mostly on the left side of the scrotum.Men with varicocele can feel symptoms of pain or heaviness in their scrotum.Large varicoceles present as plexus of veins and may be described as “bag of worms”. Varicocele is also one of the major cause of male infertility.

Surgery
Two most common surgical approaches are retroperitoneal (abdominal using laparoscopic surgery), infrainguinal/subinguinal (below the groin) and inguinal (groin using percutaneous embolization). These surgeries are performed on day care basis and patients can go home within 24 hours.