Lymphocele Presenting by Scrotal Swelling after Kidney Transplantation.
- Author:
Yeon Joo CHUN
1
;
Ji Han YU
;
Hee Yeon LEE
;
Chul Woo YANG
;
Yong Soo KIM
;
Byung Kee BANG
Author Information
1. Departments of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. yangch@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lymphocele;
Testicular hydrocele;
Kidney transplantation
- MeSH:
Edema;
Fistula;
Humans;
Kidney Transplantation*;
Kidney*;
Lymphocele*;
Scrotum;
Testicular Hydrocele;
Tomography, X-Ray Computed;
Transplants
- From:Korean Journal of Nephrology
2007;26(6):806-809
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The lymphocele after renal transplantation is usually observed around the graft. We here report an unusual case of lymphocele mimicking hydrocele. The patient was admitted due to scrotal edema. We initially diagnosed this patient as a case of hydrocele, but biochemical data of aspirated fluid was consistent with lymphatic fluid, and abdominal CT revealed fistula between scrotum and graft. This finding suggests that the lymphatic fluid accumulated around the transplant kidney has migrated to the scrotum to form a lymphocele. In conclusion, lymphocele is a rare cause of scrotal swelling but should be considered as a possibility when a transplant patient develops scrotal swelling.
