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Granulomatosis with poliangiitis mimicking testicular torsion
Granulomatosis con poliangeítis simulando una torsión testicular
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Laura Aizpiri Antoñanaa,
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, José Luis Bauzá Quetglasa, Elena Prados Pérezb, Karel López Britob, Priscila Benito Garcíaa, Enrique Carmelo Pieras Ayalaa
a Servicio de Urología, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
b Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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Received 02 June 2022. Accepted 04 August 2022
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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) is an autoimmune vasculitis which rarely affects the lower genitourinary tract. We share the case of a 53-year-old man who presented with a retroperitoneal mass and thereafter developed a left multiseptated hydrocele that conditioned a testicular infarction. The pathology report of the orchidectomy was consistent with GPA.

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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
Vasculitis
Testicular torsion
Orchidectomy
Surgical treatment
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La granulomatosis con poliangeítis (GPA) es una vasculitis autoinmune que raramente afecta al tracto genitourinario inferior. Presentamos el caso de un varón de 53 años que debutó con una masa retroperitoneal y posteriormente desarrolló un hidrocele multiseptado izquierdo que condicionó un infarto testicular. El informe anatomopatológico de la orquiectomía reveló hallazgos sugestivos de GPA.

Palabras clave:
Granulomatosis con poliangeítis
Vasculitis
Torsión testicular
Orquiectomía
Tratamiento quirúrgico

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