‘Opening a can of worms’: Bilateral varicoceles as an indicator of underlying portal-hypertension
The scrotal varicocele is a common finding encountered during clinical examination. A porto-systemic shunt presenting with an associated varicocele is exceptionally rarely reported. Herein, we report such a case in an HIV positive man who presented with bilateral varicoceles. This is only the fifth...
| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2016-09-01
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| Series: | African Journal of Urology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110570416000151 |
| Summary: | The scrotal varicocele is a common finding encountered during clinical examination. A porto-systemic shunt presenting with an associated varicocele is exceptionally rarely reported. Herein, we report such a case in an HIV positive man who presented with bilateral varicoceles. This is only the fifth case of such an association in the world literature. A literature review and the possible underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of this rare association are expanded further. |
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| ISSN: | 1110-5704 |