Inguinal Hernia Resulting in Testicular Ischemia
Journal Title: American Journal of Sonography - Year 2018, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Absence of blood flow in the testicle is classically thought to be secondary to testicular torsion, however other etiologies of absent testicular blood flow have been described (Lin et al.). We present an unusual case of testicular ischemia secondary to inguinal hernia. A 58-year-old male presented to the emergency department with right sided scrotal pain and swelling. Doppler ultrasound evaluation demonstrated lack of blood flow in the right testicle and a right sided inguinal hernia. The testicular blood flow was re-established with reduction of inguinal hernia. Absence of blood flow secondary to hernia has been described, however very few case reports exist in the literature.
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Komal Chughtai, Jeffrey Kallas, Vikram Dogra
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- DOI 10.25259/AJS-4-2018
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