Open AccessIsolated thrombosis of right spermatic vein with underlying Factor V Leiden mutation
Author(s) -
Deniz Bolat,
Bülent Günlüsoy,
Serkan Yarımoğlu,
Funda Ozsinan,
Şerife Solmaz,
Fatma Gül İmamoğlu
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
canadian urological association journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.477
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1920-1214
pISSN - 1911-6470
DOI - 10.5489/cuaj.3208
Subject(s) - thrombosis , spermatic vein , factor v leiden , medicine , mutation , factor v , venous thrombosis , biology , varicocele , genetics , infertility , pregnancy , gene
Spermatic vein thrombosis is a very uncommon clinical entity. Most cases involve the left side. Herein, we present an unusual case of a young man who presented with spermatic vein thrombosis on the right side with an underlying Factor V Leiden mutation. To our knowledge, it is the first case in the literature.