title: Nontraumatic rupture of varicocele.
abstract: A case of a nontraumatic scrotal hematoma thought to result from a ruptured varicocele is reported. It is postulated that a high venous pressure generated during a Valsalva maneuver while defecating may have precipitated the variceal hemorrhage.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000209:etiology; D006406:Hematoma / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012611:Scrotum; D014646:Varicocele / Q000150:complications*