Abstract

MARQUEZ MORENO, Antonio Javier; JULVE VILLALTA, Emilio  and  RUIZ ESCALANTE, José. Intratesticular varicocele associated with glandular atrophy and parenchymal ultrasound abnormalities. Arch. Esp. Urol. [online]. 2007, vol.60, n.5, pp.580-582. ISSN 0004-0614.

Objective: To report one case of intratesticular varicocele, infrequent pathology (2% of the cases), with a series of ultrasound peculiarities: testicular atrophy and associated parenchymal abnormalities, in a 24-year-old patient with left testicular pain. Methods: Ultrasound showed severe left varicocele, mixed type, with the regular extratesticular component and dilated subcapsular and mediastinum vessels, with turbulent flows increasing with Valsalva’s manoeuvre, as well as an alteration of the ultrasound pattern of the parenchyma, with hypoechoic and hypovascular areas and diminished testicular size. Discussion/Conclusions: Intratesticular varicocele is a rare pathology more frequent in the left testicle, which is frequently associated with extratesticular varicocele. The presence of testicular atrophy and associated parenchymal abnormalities has been rarely described in the literature. Clinically they show features overlapping the extratesticular types.

Keywords : Testicle; Intratesticular varicocele; Atrophy; Color Doppler ultrasound.

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