Sonographic appearance of left spermatic vein thrombosis simulating incarcerated inguinal hernia.
We report a case of exercise-induced spontaneous thrombosis of the left spermatic vein. The sonographic appearance mimicked an incarcerated left inguinal hernia by demonstrating a tubular, hypoechoic, noncompressible, cystic appearing inguinal mass with no flow evident on color Doppler imaging.
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D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013085:Spermatic Cord / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography