Large left varicocele in a patient with portal hypertension treated via transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt placement and both variceal and varicocele embolization

Abstract Background Scrotal swelling from varicocele is a common complaint in adult men. Varicocele due to portosystemic collaterals is a rare presentation of portal hypertension. Imaging workup and intervention for varicocele in this case is more complex than varicocele due to absent or incompetent...

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Main Authors: Ayah Megahed, Todd Schlachter, Joshua Cornman-Homonoff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-05-01
Series:BMC Urology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12894-023-01268-9