Testicular Pain and Enlarged vein of Penis

[ns46115]

Started having left testicular pain. This pain would  radiate around penis area and on to penis. Now I noticed a enlarged vein on the left side of penis shaft near the base. This vein doesn't seem to go away, it is even there without having an erection. There are also smaller veins around this bigger vein that also seem to be enlarged all the time. I have a feeling that these veins could be causing all the pain.Could this possibly be a varicocele or something else. And what kind of tests would help the doctors find out whats wrong? Also near the head of the penis I noticed a sort of small bump that gets large when having an erection only.

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hi,
You could possibly be suffering form varicose veins. They are much more common on the left side as the left testicular vein drains straight into left kidney vein and the blood has to travel a great distance against gravity increasing the propensity of varicose veins. However, to confirm the same a physical examination is a must. A color Doppler can also be used for the confirmation of diagnosis. However, in varicocele the swelling of veins of the penis usually doesn’t occur. I’ll suggest you to consult a surgeon or urologist for the confirmation. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care.

[ns46115]

Hi, I'm ns46115 and so if i do have a varicocele  how would it be treated..... would it need surgery.....and whats the recovery time for sugery???

Thank You.