title: A pressing diagnosis - a compromised testicle secondary to compartment syndrome.
abstract: Hydrocoeles are a common cause of scrotal swelling and discomfort in a significant proportion of men. We report a case of compartment syndrome within the tunica vaginalis. This is an unusual and previously unreported complication of a hydrocoele.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK. james.douglas@doctors.org.uk
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Douglas
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hicks
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Manners
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Hayes
mesh_terms: D003161:Compartment Syndromes / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000150:complications*; D013737:Testis / Q000098:blood supply; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color