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Spontaneous rupture of varicocele testis associated with advanced pancreatic cancer
Author(s) -
MATSUI YOSHIYUKI,
UTSUNOMIYA NORIAKI,
ICHIOKA KENTARO,
UEDA NORIHUMI,
YOSHIMURA KOJI,
TERAI AKITO
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
international journal of urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.172
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1442-2042
pISSN - 0919-8172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2004.00957.x
Subject(s) - medicine , varicocele , scrotum , pancreatic cancer , radiology , computed tomography , acute scrotum , urology , surgery , cancer , infertility , pregnancy , genetics , biology
We report a rare case of strain‐induced spontaneous rupture of varicocele associated with renal vein involvement by advanced pancreatic cancer. Computed tomography and color Doppler sonography yielded the correct diagnosis and the patient could maintain quality of life without surgery for acute scrotum.