The incidence of varicocele in an unselected material consisting of 1072 Danish school boys aged 6-19 years was investigated. No cases of varicocele were Simultaneously, it was recorded whether the varicocele was unilateral or bilateral. Furthermore, all abnormalities in the inguinal region such as hernias and herniotomies Scand J Urol Nephrol5 Scand J Urol Nephrol Downloaded from informahealthcare.com by University of North Carolina on 11/21/14 For personal use only. of 65 boys comprise what is usually discovered Scand J Urol Nephrol5 Scand J Urol Nephrol Downloaded from informahealthcare.com by University of North Carolina on 11/21/14 For personal use only. Scand J Urol Nephrol5 Scand J Urol Nephrol Downloaded from informahealthcare.com by University of North Carolina on 11/21/14 For personal use only. Scand J Urol Nephrol Downloaded from informahealthcare.com by University of North Carolina on 11/21/14 For personal use only. -1961. Varicocele: a treatable cause of subfertility. Brit Med J 1, 788. Smith, S . M. 1956-57. Body size and weight in relation to varicocele and hernia. Ann Hum Genet 21, 304. Scand J Urol Nephrol5 Scand J Urol Nephrol Downloaded from informahealthcare.com by University of North Carolina on 11/21/14For personal use only.

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The causes of death in 130 patients with Down's Syndrome and mortality rates from a material of 524 patients were tabulated; a life-table for the ages over 5 years was constructed. An overall death rate of 5-7 times the general population rate was found. No sex difference was observed. The excess mortality was expecially high for heart disease and respiratory disease. Also infectious diseases, others than pneumonia and tuberculosis, showed high mortality rates.