title: [A case of solitary epididymis rupture after blunt scrotal trauma].
abstract: Blunt trauma of the scrotum is sometimes associated with severe injuries such as testis rupture. However, there are few reports of traumatic rupture of the epididymis with blunt scrotal trauma. In addition, severe epididymis injuries after scrotal trauma are always associated with severe testis trauma. We experienced a case of solitary rupture of the left epididymis that occurred in a traffic accident. We report herein such a case and review the literature. To our knowledge, this case is the 4th case of solitary epididymis rupture by blunt scrotal trauma.
authors.affiliation: The Department of Urology, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Suguru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yoneda
authors.forename: Takanori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kinjo
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Oida
authors.forename: Kentaro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takezawa
authors.forename: Hironori
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: Norihide
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tei
authors.forename: Shingo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takada
authors.forename: Kiyomi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsumiya
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D004822:Epididymis / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012421:Rupture; D012611:Scrotum / Q000293:injuries*; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult