학술논문
‘Opening a can of worms’: Bilateral varicoceles as an indicator of underlying portal-hypertension
Document Type
article
Author
Source
African Journal of Urology, Vol 22, Iss 3, Pp 210-212 (2016)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
1110-5704
Abstract
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.