Right-sided varicocele thrombosis complicating an acute epididymo-orchitis: A case report and review of the literature

Unilateral right-sided varicocele is a rare and warning condition that should hint at a serious retroperitoneal disease such as renal cell neoplasm. Furthermore, its thrombosis is such an unusual entity that only a few cases have been described. We review the literature and report, to our knowledge,...

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Published in:	Urology case reports Vol. 39; p. 101710
Main Authors:	Hamdouni, Wadii, Bchir, Slim, Abidi, Mansour, Boukhrissa, Nouha, Ktari, Kamel, Saad, Hamadi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier Inc 01-11-2021 Elsevier
Subjects:	Acute scrotum Epididymo-orchitis Inflammation and Infection Pampiniform Thrombosis Varicocele Varicocele Pampiniform Acute scrotum Epididymo-orchitis Thrombosis
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Summary:	Unilateral right-sided varicocele is a rare and warning condition that should hint at a serious retroperitoneal disease such as renal cell neoplasm. Furthermore, its thrombosis is such an unusual entity that only a few cases have been described. We review the literature and report, to our knowledge, the second case of acute scrotal pain caused by unilateral right-sided varicocele thrombosis complicating an ipsilateral epididymo-orchitis, with no underlying coagulopathy or abdominal neoplasm, to illustrate the clinical, morphologic and therapeutic features of this entity.
ISSN:	2214-4420 2214-4420
DOI:	10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101710