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Medicina (Buenos Aires)
versão impressa ISSN 0025-7680versão On-line ISSN 1669-9106
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KELLER, Guillermo A. e SESSA, Cecilia. Abdomina distention and edema due to spermatic cord cyst. Medicina (B. Aires) [online]. 2006, vol.66, n.2, pp.150-152. ISSN 0025-7680.
Abdominal distention is a frequent symptom, being often the initial presentation of systemic diseases or gastrointestinal disorders. Other causes are uncommon. Spermatic cord cysts are infrequent, abdominal location is even rarer, and the size of the cysts is usually not enough to produce abdominal distention. In our case a man with bilateral cryptorchidism was admitted with abdominal distention and edema of the lower extremities initially interpreted as ascitic-edematous syndrome. Ultrasonography interpreted abdominal distention as septate ascites, computed tomography as a giant cyst. Exploratory surgery showed a giant spermatic cord cyst in the left spermatic cord.
Palavras-chave : cryptorchidism; ascites; spermatyc cord; cyst.