A Spermatic Cord Hematoma Secondary to Varicocele Rupture from Blunt Abdominal Trauma: A Case Report and Review
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- 1 March 1993
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Urology
- Vol. 149 (3) , 602-603
Abstract
Varicocele is a relatively common entity that is mostly studied because of the effects on the testes and a presumed role in infertility. Hemorrhage secondary to a varicocele, however, is a known but rare morbidity. A case is presented of a ruptured varicocele due to blunt abdominal trauma with a sudden increase in intra-abdominal pressure with transmission to the varicocele. Such a mechanism may also provide an explanation for the occurrence of a more commonly recognized phenomenon of idiopathic spermatic cord hematoma.Keywords
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