Case report: varicocele or cirsocele.

A man with a left varicocele and the physical finding of deep and superficial scrotal varicosities is described. The recurrence of these veins after high retroperitoneal ligation was the first indication of recollateralization. A review of the early literature reveals that varicocele refers to the varices of the scrotum and cirsocele (earlier term to denote the physical finding of scrotal varicosities) applies to the varices of the testicle and cord. It appears that these may be the same.