Intratesticular varicocele and extratesticular varicocele in a patient with nephrotic syndrome complicated by left renal vein thrombosis.

Ann Saudi Med 2006;26(3):228-230 Intratesticular varicocele is a rare condition, with a reported incidence of less than 2%.1 Its clinical significance is not well established. The condition is characterized by dilatation of the intratesticular veins in and around the mediastinum testis. color Doppler ultrasound can confirm the diagnosis. We present a case of a young man with nephrotic syndrome complicated by left renal vein thrombosis and left-sided extratesticular and intratesticular varicocele. to our knowledge, no case of intratesticular and extratesticular varicocele in a patient with nephrotic syndrome and a complicated left renal vein thrombosis has been reported concomitantly in the same patient.