title: Scrotal hematoma resulting from extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for a renal calculus: a sign of retroperitoneal hemorrhage.
abstract: We report a rare case of a patient presenting with scrotal hematoma associated with retroperitoneal hemorrhage after extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL). We propose a mechanism for the formation of scrotal hematoma and its importance as a sign of retroperitoneal hemorrhage.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ballarat Base Hospital,Vermont, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Raja
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Devanathan
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Ballarat Base Hospital,Vermont, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Darren J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Katz
authors.affiliation: St. John of God Hospital, North Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: Lachlan J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Dodds
keywords: hematoma; lithotripsy; retroperitoneal hemorrhage; scrotum