Suppurative inflammation of vas deferens: An unusual groin mass
We report a case of suppurative vasitis that presented as an inguinal mass in a young man. Inflammation of the vas deferens may occur as a manifestation of genital tuberculosis or other genitourinary tract infection. A granulomatous vasitis, vasitis nodosa, is usually associated with previous trauma...
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Published in | Urology (Ridgewood, N.J.) Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 245 - 246 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
New York, NY
Elsevier Inc
01.03.1988
Elsevier Science |
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Summary: | We report a case of suppurative vasitis that presented as an inguinal mass in a young man. Inflammation of the vas deferens may occur as a manifestation of genital tuberculosis or other genitourinary tract infection. A granulomatous vasitis, vasitis nodosa, is usually associated with previous trauma or surgery. Suppuration is rare. We report a case that represents a rare cause of an inguinal mass. |
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Bibliography: | ObjectType-Case Study-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-4 content type line 23 ObjectType-Report-1 ObjectType-Article-3 |
ISSN: | 0090-4295 1527-9995 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0090-4295(88)90151-3 |