Bilateral epididymal injury following trauma: An uncommon cause of obstructive infertility
Scrotal trauma, though uncommon, can rarely result in isolated epididymal injury, as seen in a rare case of bilateral epididymal injury leading to obstructive infertility in a 23-year-old male who sustained blunt scrotal trauma. Doppler ultrasound revealed bilateral hematocele and epididymal discont...
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| author | Ahmed Ibrahimi Adam El Aboudi Salim Ouskri Hamza El Abidi Imad Boualaoui El Sayegh Hachem Nouini Yassine |
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| description | Scrotal trauma, though uncommon, can rarely result in isolated epididymal injury, as seen in a rare case of bilateral epididymal injury leading to obstructive infertility in a 23-year-old male who sustained blunt scrotal trauma. Doppler ultrasound revealed bilateral hematocele and epididymal discontinuity, which was confirmed by surgical exploration showing bilateral epididymal lacerations. Postoperative semen analysis indicated azoospermia. Isolated epididymal injuries are rarely diagnosed early, emphasizing the importance of thorough imaging and consideration of fertility preservation. Urologists should consider early sperm preservation in cases with a high risk of infertility. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1fc7f25a320d4adbadcbceea8b066db02025-08-20T03:56:42ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202025-07-016110304510.1016/j.eucr.2025.103045Bilateral epididymal injury following trauma: An uncommon cause of obstructive infertilityAhmed Ibrahimi0Adam El Aboudi1Salim Ouskri2Hamza El Abidi3Imad Boualaoui4El Sayegh Hachem5Nouini Yassine6Department of Urology A, Ibn Sina Hospital, University of Rabat, MoroccoCorresponding author.; Department of Urology A, Ibn Sina Hospital, University of Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Urology A, Ibn Sina Hospital, University of Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Urology A, Ibn Sina Hospital, University of Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Urology A, Ibn Sina Hospital, University of Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Urology A, Ibn Sina Hospital, University of Rabat, MoroccoDepartment of Urology A, Ibn Sina Hospital, University of Rabat, MoroccoScrotal trauma, though uncommon, can rarely result in isolated epididymal injury, as seen in a rare case of bilateral epididymal injury leading to obstructive infertility in a 23-year-old male who sustained blunt scrotal trauma. Doppler ultrasound revealed bilateral hematocele and epididymal discontinuity, which was confirmed by surgical exploration showing bilateral epididymal lacerations. Postoperative semen analysis indicated azoospermia. Isolated epididymal injuries are rarely diagnosed early, emphasizing the importance of thorough imaging and consideration of fertility preservation. Urologists should consider early sperm preservation in cases with a high risk of infertility.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442025001160Scrotal traumaEpididymal injuryAzoospermiaFertility preservation |
| spellingShingle | Ahmed Ibrahimi Adam El Aboudi Salim Ouskri Hamza El Abidi Imad Boualaoui El Sayegh Hachem Nouini Yassine Bilateral epididymal injury following trauma: An uncommon cause of obstructive infertility Urology Case Reports Scrotal trauma Epididymal injury Azoospermia Fertility preservation |
| title | Bilateral epididymal injury following trauma: An uncommon cause of obstructive infertility |
| title_full | Bilateral epididymal injury following trauma: An uncommon cause of obstructive infertility |
| title_fullStr | Bilateral epididymal injury following trauma: An uncommon cause of obstructive infertility |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bilateral epididymal injury following trauma: An uncommon cause of obstructive infertility |
| title_short | Bilateral epididymal injury following trauma: An uncommon cause of obstructive infertility |
| title_sort | bilateral epididymal injury following trauma an uncommon cause of obstructive infertility |
| topic | Scrotal trauma Epididymal injury Azoospermia Fertility preservation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442025001160 |
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