Infertility secondary to an infected hydrocele: A case report

Infertility secondary to an infected hydrocele: A case report

Hydroceles are one of the most common causes of scrotal swelling affecting around 1% of the adult population. While hydroceles are usually asymptomatic, some hydroceles can lead to infertility. We will present a case of a 34-year-old man who was referred to our center as a case of primary infertilit...

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Main Authors: Moayid Fallatah, Ahmad Aljuhaiman, Hamed Alali, Sara Ahmed, Naif Alhathal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442019304528
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spelling doaj-e42dedfd51ec43a19f71b34a9b6170b82020-11-25T02:39:54ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202020-01-0128Infertility secondary to an infected hydrocele: A case reportMoayid Fallatah0Ahmad Aljuhaiman1Hamed Alali2Sara Ahmed3Naif Alhathal4King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaNational Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaKing Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaAlfaisal University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Corresponding author.King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaHydroceles are one of the most common causes of scrotal swelling affecting around 1% of the adult population. While hydroceles are usually asymptomatic, some hydroceles can lead to infertility. We will present a case of a 34-year-old man who was referred to our center as a case of primary infertility (sever oligospermia 1.1 million/ml) for 4 years and was found to have bilateral hydroceles (infected right hydrocele). At 18 months post bilateral hydrocelectomy, the patient's total sperm count improved to 43 Million/ml. Therefore, we highly recommend considering hydrocele as an etiology in any patient with idiopathic infertility. Keywords: Hydrocele, Infertility, Spermatogenesishttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442019304528
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author Moayid Fallatah
Ahmad Aljuhaiman
Hamed Alali
Sara Ahmed
Naif Alhathal
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Ahmad Aljuhaiman
Hamed Alali
Sara Ahmed
Naif Alhathal
Infertility secondary to an infected hydrocele: A case report
Urology Case Reports
author_facet Moayid Fallatah
Ahmad Aljuhaiman
Hamed Alali
Sara Ahmed
Naif Alhathal
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title Infertility secondary to an infected hydrocele: A case report
title_short Infertility secondary to an infected hydrocele: A case report
title_full Infertility secondary to an infected hydrocele: A case report
title_fullStr Infertility secondary to an infected hydrocele: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Infertility secondary to an infected hydrocele: A case report
title_sort infertility secondary to an infected hydrocele: a case report
publisher Elsevier
series Urology Case Reports
issn 2214-4420
publishDate 2020-01-01
description Hydroceles are one of the most common causes of scrotal swelling affecting around 1% of the adult population. While hydroceles are usually asymptomatic, some hydroceles can lead to infertility. We will present a case of a 34-year-old man who was referred to our center as a case of primary infertility (sever oligospermia 1.1 million/ml) for 4 years and was found to have bilateral hydroceles (infected right hydrocele). At 18 months post bilateral hydrocelectomy, the patient's total sperm count improved to 43 Million/ml. Therefore, we highly recommend considering hydrocele as an etiology in any patient with idiopathic infertility. Keywords: Hydrocele, Infertility, Spermatogenesis
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