Scrotal hematoma resulting from extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for a renal calculus: a sign of retroperitoneal hemorrhage

Raja Devanathan; Darren J Katz; Lachlan J Dodds

doi:10.5173/ceju.2011.04.art18

Scrotal hematoma resulting from extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for a renal calculus: a sign of retroperitoneal hemorrhage

Cent European J Urol. 2011;64(4):262-3. doi: 10.5173/ceju.2011.04.art18. Epub 2011 Dec 9.

Authors

Raja Devanathan¹, Darren J Katz¹, Lachlan J Dodds²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology, Ballarat Base Hospital,Vermont, Victoria, Australia.
² St. John of God Hospital, North Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

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.

Keywords: hematoma; lithotripsy; retroperitoneal hemorrhage; scrotum.

Publication types

Case Reports