Clinical studies of varicocele. 3: A rare venous return via Santorini's plexus in a varicocele patient. Report of a case
Yasumoto, R.; Asakawa, M.; Kakinoki, K.; Kobayakawa, H.
Hinyokika Kiyo. Acta Urologica Japonica 34(2): 316-317
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 0018-1994 PMID: 3376826 Document Number: 325806
A 12-year-old man was referred to our clinic because of sanguineous discharge. At the out-patient department, bilateral varicocele was found. Urinalysis showed microscopic hematuria, but no other laboratory data were abnormal. Excretion urography was normal. The retrograde phlebograph showed a rare venous return via Santorini's plexus and lumbar veins. After varicocelectomy, urinalysis improved.