Acute scrotum:: An exceptional presentation of acute nonperforated appendicitis in childhood

被引:11
作者
Méndez, R [1 ]
Tellado, M [1 ]
Montero, M [1 ]
Ríos, J [1 ]
Vela, D [1 ]
Pais, E [1 ]
Lafuente, G [1 ]
Candal, J [1 ]
机构
[1] Complejo Hospitalario Juan Canalejo, Dept Pediat Surg, La Coruna, Spain
关键词
acute scrotum; acute appendicitis;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90030-6
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
Acute scrotum is an exceptional form of presentation of acute appendicitis in the pediatric age group. Only 14 cases have been described in literature. The authors report a case of an 8-year-old boy with a 12-hour history of right hemiscrotal pain secondary to acute retrocecal nonperforated appendicitis. Surgical exploration showed a patent "processus vaginalis. Copyright (C) 1998 by W.B. Saunders Company.
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