Torsion of an Indirect Hernia Sac Causing Acute Scrotal Swelling in a Child

Torsion of a hernia sac is an extremely rare condition that presents as acute scrotum in children. We report a case of a 6-year-old boy who presented with an acute scrotum and was found during surgical exploration to have torsion of an indirect hernia sac associated with hydrocele. Upon scrotal expl...

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Autores principales: Nam, Jong Kil, Ahn, Jae Hyun, Kim, Hyeon Woo, Park, Hyun Jun, Lee, Sang Don, Chung, Moon Kee
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3623525/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23596604
http://dx.doi.org/10.5534/wjmh.2012.30.2.150
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Sumario:Torsion of a hernia sac is an extremely rare condition that presents as acute scrotum in children. We report a case of a 6-year-old boy who presented with an acute scrotum and was found during surgical exploration to have torsion of an indirect hernia sac associated with hydrocele. Upon scrotal exploration, deterioration of the scrotum due to inflammatory changes was found. A necrotic cyst was recognized within a communicating hydrocele of the scrotum and was twisted at an angle of about 360°. All urologists should be aware of this special condition in the differential diagnosis of acute scrotum.

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