title: Sonographic appearance of left spermatic vein thrombosis simulating incarcerated inguinal hernia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Naval Hospital, San Diego, California.
authors.forename: T P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Gleason
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Balsara
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Goff
mesh_terms: 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