Idiopathic thrombosis of the superficial scrotal veins (Mondor's disease) during the postoperative period of an umbilical herniorraphy

Autor: Santiago, Méndez Rubio, Pablo, Menéndez Sánchez, Arturo, Platas Sancho, Beatriz, González Cajigal, Jesús, Salinas Casado, Juan Luis, Sanz Migueláñez
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Archivos espanoles de urologia. 65(10)
ISSN: 1576-8260
Popis: Mondor's disease is a superficial thrombophlebitis and usually occurs in the anterior and lateral chest. The scrotal vein thrombosis is a fairly rare disease.Thirty-four year old male who consulted for inguinal tumor and pain in the postoperative period of an umbilical hernia repair, which resulted in a subsequent scrotal vein thrombosis treated conservatively.It was resolved with conservative treatment, with recanalization of the scrotal veins.Mondor's disease is a rare entity, related to multiple etiological factors. The diagnosis is made easily with Doppler ultrasound and most resolve with conservative treatment.
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