title: Idiopathic thrombosis of the superficial scrotal veins (Mondor's disease) during the postoperative period of an umbilical herniorraphy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Mondor's disease is a superficial thrombophlebitis and usually occurs in the anterior and lateral chest. The scrotal vein thrombosis is a fairly rare disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Thirty-four year old male who consulted for inguinal tumor and pain in the postoperative period of an umbilical hernia repair, which resulted in a subsequent scrotal vein thrombosis treated conservatively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was resolved with conservative treatment, with recanalization of the scrotal veins.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Mondor's disease is a rare entity, related to multiple etiological factors. The diagnosis is made easily with Doppler ultrasound and most resolve with conservative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Urology Department, Hospital Sanitas La Moraleja, Madrid, Spain. santiago.mendez@telefonica.net
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Méndez Rubio
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Menéndez Sánchez
authors.forename: Arturo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Platas Sancho
authors.forename: Beatriz
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: González Cajigal
authors.forename: Jesús
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Salinas Casado
authors.forename: Juan Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Sanz Migueláñez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006554:Hernia, Umbilical / Q000601:surgery*; D059685:Herniorrhaphy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010409:Penile Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D020246:Venous Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology