title: Case report: scrotal ecchymosis after shockwave lithotripsy.
abstract: Shockwave lithotripsy (SWL) is the treatment of choice for most renal calculi because it is highly effective and relatively noninvasive. Although complications of SWL are relatively few, one that occurs more frequently is perirenal hematoma, usually diagnosed by radiologic procedures. We present an interesting case of scrotal ecchymosis as an unusual presentation of perirenal hematoma causing ipsilateral spermatic-vein thrombosis after SWL for a left renal stone. To our knowledge, this condition has not been reported previously.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. eaydur@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Emin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aydur
authors.forename: Serdar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Göktas
authors.forename: Yusuf
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kibar
authors.forename: Hasan Cem
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Irkilata
authors.forename: Fatih
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ors
authors.forename: A Fuat
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Peker
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004438:Ecchymosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008096:Lithotripsy; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography