Sperm granuloma of the inguinal vas deferens mimicking recurrent incarcerated inguinal hernia

Leslie A Deane; Paul Nash Suding; Michael E Lekawa; Navneet Narula; Elspeth M McDougall

doi:10.1016/j.urology.2007.03.046

Sperm granuloma of the inguinal vas deferens mimicking recurrent incarcerated inguinal hernia

Urology. 2007 Jun;69(6):1209.e1-3. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.03.046.

Authors

Leslie A Deane¹, Paul Nash Suding, Michael E Lekawa, Navneet Narula, Elspeth M McDougall

Affiliation

¹ Department of Urology, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA 92868, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 17572223
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.03.046

Abstract

Masses of the spermatic cord are rare and can be neoplastic or inflammatory lesions. We present a case of a sperm granuloma of the inguinal vas deferens presenting as a recurrent incarcerated inguinal hernia in a 42-year-old man.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Diagnosis, Differential
Genital Diseases, Male / diagnosis
Genital Diseases, Male / pathology*
Genital Diseases, Male / surgery
Granuloma / pathology*
Granuloma / surgery
Hernia, Inguinal / diagnosis
Humans
Male
Recurrence
Spermatic Cord / pathology*
Spermatic Cord / surgery
Treatment Outcome
Vas Deferens / pathology*
Vas Deferens / surgery