Hematocele

A hematocele or hematocele (synonyms: haematocele , blood break ) is understood to be an accumulation of blood in a natural body cavity (for example as a bruise in the peritoneal space ) or tissue crevice .

The hematocele typically refers to an accumulation of blood in the scrotum , but in principle it can also represent other hematomas similar to hematomas . A hematocele in the scrotum can occur, for example, when the vessels accompanying the testicles tear (e.g. through blunt force).

Individual evidence

1. ^ Robert Koppe: Haematocele processus vaginalis peritonei. In: Centralblatt für Gynäkologie. Volume 10, No. 12, March 20, 1886, pp. 179-183.
2. ↑ Peter Reuter: Springer Clinical Dictionary. Springer, Heidelberg 2007, ISBN 978-3-540-34601-2 .
3. ↑ hematocele. In: Clinical Dictionary. Otto Dornblüth, accessed on September 29, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Philipp Ollenschläger: Blood in the scrotum - hematocele. Deximed, August 9, 2016, accessed September 29, 2017 . 

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