TY - JOUR
T1 - Arteriovenous malformation of scrotum causing virtual azoospermia
AU - Monoski, Mara A.
AU - Gonzalez, Ricardo R.
AU - Thomas, Anthony J.
AU - Goldstein, Marc
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2006/7
Y1 - 2006/7
N2 - We report a case of surgical correction of a scrotal arteriovenous malformation (AVM) that reversed severe oligospermia. A 31-year-old man was found to have virtual azoospermia and left scrotal swelling. The left scrotal mass was diagnosed as a varicocele, but the mass did not resolve after bilateral microsurgical varicocelectomies. Postoperative pelvic arteriography revealed a scrotal AVM that was subsequently embolized. With a microsurgical approach, the mass was excised. Surgical correction of the scrotal AVM resulted in marked improvement in his semen parameters. The effect of the AVM on spermatogenesis was most likely mediated by an elevation in scrotal temperature.
AB - We report a case of surgical correction of a scrotal arteriovenous malformation (AVM) that reversed severe oligospermia. A 31-year-old man was found to have virtual azoospermia and left scrotal swelling. The left scrotal mass was diagnosed as a varicocele, but the mass did not resolve after bilateral microsurgical varicocelectomies. Postoperative pelvic arteriography revealed a scrotal AVM that was subsequently embolized. With a microsurgical approach, the mass was excised. Surgical correction of the scrotal AVM resulted in marked improvement in his semen parameters. The effect of the AVM on spermatogenesis was most likely mediated by an elevation in scrotal temperature.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.urology.2006.01.019
DO - 10.1016/j.urology.2006.01.019
M3 - Article
C2 - 16808963
AN - SCOPUS:33745811302
SN - 0090-4295
VL - 68
SP - 203.e5
JO - Urology
JF - Urology
IS - 1
ER -