Revascularization of the testis following inadvertent division of the testicular vessels during hernia repair.
This case report describes the revascularization of the testis in a 21-year-old man after his testicular vessels were inadvertently divided during primary repair of an inguinal hernia. The circumstances in which this occurred and the possible complications are discussed and the need to attempt repair of the divided vessels in such cases is emphasized.
Kumta
S M
SM
Microsurgery Research Centre, St Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia.
Morrison
W A
WA
D000328:Adult; D001158:Arteries / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery; D001284:Atrophy; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008297:Male; D008833:Microcirculation / Q000502:physiology; D008866:Microsurgery; D013737:Testis / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology; D014654:Vascular Patency; D014680:Veins / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery