title: Hematospermia associated with congenital arteriovenous malformation of internal iliac vessels.
abstract: The presence of blood in the ejaculate is called hematospermia or hemospermia. While often perceived as a symptom of little significance, hematospermia can cause great concern to men who experience it. We report an unusual case of hematospermia associated with pelvic arteriovenous malformation (AVM). A 60-year-old man who visited our hospital complaining of hematospermia and pollakisuria was found to have AVM and aneurysmal changes in the left side of the pelvis using computed tomography (CT). The patient was treated with steel coil embolization of the left inferior gluteal artery, and after the procedure the hematospermia and pollakisuria remained absent without flare-ups.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Toho University Sakura Hospital, Chiba, Japan. charu_suzu@yahoo.co.jp
authors.forename: Kuri
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Daisuke
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nishimi
authors.forename: Hajime
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morioka
authors.forename: Masaharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takanami
mesh_terms: D001165:Arteriovenous Malformations / Q000150:complications*; D002081:Buttocks / Q000098:blood supply*; D051516:Hemospermia / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008161:Lumbosacral Region / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D017537:Mesenteric Artery, Inferior / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008875:Middle Aged