title: Ischemic necrosis of the sigmoid colon after antegrade sclerotherapy of idiopathic varicocele: a case report.
abstract: A 34-year-old man affected by grade IV idiopathic varicocele with mild testicolar pain, severe oligoasthenozoospermia and infertility, underwent an antegrade sclerotherapy according to Tauber surgical technique. After 5 days, the patient underwent a laparoscopic left colon resection with colonstomy due to a segmental infarction of the sigmoid colon.
authors: Camposampiero Civil Hospital-ULSS Alta Padovana, Camposampiero (Padua) - Italy. vittoriofulcoli@infinito.it
authors: Vittorio
authors: V
authors: Fulcoli
authors: Giuseppe
authors: G
authors: Costa
authors: Francesca
authors: F
authors: Gigli
authors: Lucio
authors: L
authors: Laurini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D012809:Colon, Sigmoid / Q000098:blood supply* / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007511:Ischemia / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D009336:Necrosis / Q000209:etiology; D015911:Sclerotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D014646:Varicocele / Q000628:therapy*