Crossover King Alariwo of Africa (real name Rotimi Martins) is critically ill and needs public support to raise $130,000 to treat him abroad, his camp said yesterday.
Information released by the camp said that Alariwo, who is also President/CEO of Dakijo Records, has for months battled Vericocele, an enlargement of veins inside the scrotum, “and the entertainer needs about $130,000 for an operation in the United States of America or Germany.” It added that “the musician has been going through hell with the illness and needs help badly to travel abroad for medical attention.”
Varicocele
A varicocele is an abnormal enlargement of the pampiniform venous plexus in the scrotum. This plexus of veins drains the testicles. The testicular blood vessels originate in the abdomen and course down through the inguinal canal as part of the spermatic cord on their way to the testis. Upward flow of blood in the veins is ensured by small one-way valves that prevent backflow. Defective valves, or compression of the vein by a nearby structure, can cause dilatation of the testicular veins near the testis, leading to the formation of a varicocele. Varicocele is known as one of the main causes for male infertility and can be treated by a surgery or non-surgical treatments. A varicocele is an abnormal enlargement of the pampiniform venous plexus in the scrotum. This plexus of veins drains the testicles. The testicular blood vessels originate in the abdomen and course down through the inguinal canal as part of the spermatic cord on their way to the testis. Upward flow of blood in the veins is ensured by small on…
en.wikipedia.org Alariwo’s illness came on the heel of the blood clot that saw his wife Shola Nkem Ayishat being hospitalised for about a month at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH).
“Those who really want Alariwo to stay alive must support him for his medical attention abroad,” his camp said.
