‘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...

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Main Authors:	A. Adam, W.C. Mamitele, A. Moselane, F. Ismail
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	SpringerOpen 2016-09-01
Series:	African Journal of Urology
Subjects:	Varicocele Portal hypertension Portosystemic shunt
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110570416000151

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spelling	doaj-5115089a750f4847ac9fb4875aa9c5af2020-11-25T01:24:52ZengSpringerOpenAfrican Journal of Urology1110-57042016-09-0122321021210.1016/j.afju.2016.01.006‘Opening a can of worms’: Bilateral varicoceles as an indicator of underlying portal-hypertensionA. Adam0W.C. Mamitele1A. Moselane2F. Ismail3Department of Urology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaDepartment of Urology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaDepartment of Urology, 1 Military Hospital, Pretoria, South AfricaDepartment of Radiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South AfricaThe 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110570416000151VaricocelePortal hypertensionPortosystemic shunt
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author	A. Adam W.C. Mamitele A. Moselane F. Ismail
spellingShingle	A. Adam W.C. Mamitele A. Moselane F. Ismail ‘Opening a can of worms’: Bilateral varicoceles as an indicator of underlying portal-hypertension African Journal of Urology Varicocele Portal hypertension Portosystemic shunt
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title	‘Opening a can of worms’: Bilateral varicoceles as an indicator of underlying portal-hypertension
title_short	‘Opening a can of worms’: Bilateral varicoceles as an indicator of underlying portal-hypertension
title_full	‘Opening a can of worms’: Bilateral varicoceles as an indicator of underlying portal-hypertension
title_fullStr	‘Opening a can of worms’: Bilateral varicoceles as an indicator of underlying portal-hypertension
title_full_unstemmed	‘Opening a can of worms’: Bilateral varicoceles as an indicator of underlying portal-hypertension
title_sort	‘opening a can of worms’: bilateral varicoceles as an indicator of underlying portal-hypertension
publisher	SpringerOpen
series	African Journal of Urology
issn	1110-5704
publishDate	2016-09-01
description	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.
topic	Varicocele Portal hypertension Portosystemic shunt
url	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110570416000151
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‘Opening a can of worms’: Bilateral varicoceles as an indicator of underlying portal-hypertension

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