J Korean Soc Radiol.  2018 Nov;79(5):282-285. 10.3348/jksr.2018.79.5.282.

A Rare Cause of Acute Scrotal Pain: Spontaneous Thrombosis of Testicular Vein

• Park SH
• Cho JH

• KMID: 2422906
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/jksr.2018.79.5.282

Abstract

Acute scrotal pain is a common clinical symptom of urinary system and there are various causes. Among them, thrombosis of testicular vein is rare, but one of the causes of acute scrotal pain. Thrombosis is a common disease that can occur anywhere in our body. But thrombosis of testicular vein has not been reported in Korea. We report a case of thrombosis of testicular vein in a 26-years-old man with acute scrotal pain.

MeSH Terms

Korea
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Scrotum
Thrombosis*
Ultrasonography
Veins*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 Left testicular thrombosis in 26-years-old male. A–C. Ultrasonography images reveal normal testicular and epididymal (arrow) echogenicity, but non-compressible, dilated, and tubular structure with internal hypoechoic lesion and no internal vascularity in left scrotal area. D–E. Magnetic resonance images show low signal intensity lesion in left testicular vein (arrows) on T2 weighted image. F. Intraoperative finding shows focal dilatation of left testicular vein with thrombosis.

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