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Spermatic cord hematoma: case report and literature review
M G McKenney1, R Fietsam, J L Glover
1Department of Surgery, University of Miami, FL 33101, USA.
The American Surgeon
|September 1, 1996
Abstract:
Spermatic cord hematoma is a rare diagnosis. The etiology may be idiopathic, traumatic, secondary to anticoagulation therapy, or as an extension of a retroperitoneal hemorrhage. It has been misdiagnosed as an incarcerated inguinal hernia, a testicular torsion, or a tumor. A review of the English literature is presented. An additional case is presented here as a complication of anticoagulation therapy after aortic valve replacement. Risk factors for a spermatic cord hematoma may warrant an ultrasound examination.