title: Large bowel infarct following antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy for varicocele: A case report.
abstract: Varicocele is the main cause of male infertility. Treatment stops continuous damage to spermatogenesis, thereby potentially improving fertility. Among all the available procedures, the ante-grade scrotal sclerotherapy (ASS), a combined radiological-surgical approach first introduced by Tauber, is gaining more popularity due to its minimal invasiveness. We report the case of a 35-year old man who was subjected to a colonic resection after antegrade scrotal sclerotherapy for varicocele. The procedure was necessary due to the embolization of venous anastomosis between the spermatic and mesenteric veins, which were not detectable at the preoperative phlebography.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, "I.N.I." Italian Neurotraumatologic Institute Grottaferrata, Rome, Italy;
authors.forename: Patrizio
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vicini
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, "Sapienza" Rome University, Rome, Italy;
authors.forename: Giovanni Battista
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Di Pierro
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, "Sapienza" Rome University, Rome, Italy;
authors.forename: Pietro
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grande
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, S. Sebastiano Hospital Frascati, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Voria
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, "Sapienza" Rome University, Rome, Italy;
authors.forename: Gabriele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Antonini
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, "I.N.I." Italian Neurotraumatologic Institute Grottaferrata, Rome, Italy;
authors.forename: Ferdinando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: De Marco
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, "I.N.I." Italian Neurotraumatologic Institute Grottaferrata, Rome, Italy;
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Di Nicola
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, "Sapienza" Rome University, Rome, Italy;
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gentile