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A case of emphysematous intrascrotal abscess secondary to sigmoid coloseminal fistula
- Source :
- Urology Case Reports, Vol 51, Iss , Pp 102596- (2023)
- Publication Year :
- 2023
- Publisher :
- Elsevier, 2023.
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Abstract
- A 54-year-old male patient presented with pneumaturia. Right scrotal swelling was observed. CT showed an intrascrotal abscess with gas formation. MRI showed a fistula extending from the sigmoid colon to the seminal vesicles. Since there are many diverticula in the sigmoid colon, an abscess caused by diverticulitis may have formed a fistula. The scrotal abscess was drained; however, the pus discharge did not decrease. A colostomy was then performed, and the scrotal infection rapidly improved. Sigmoidectomy and fistula transection were performed 11 months after the colostomy. Prompt diagnosis of a sigmoid coloseminal fistula using imaging has led to optimal treatment.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 22144420
- Volume :
- 51
- Issue :
- 102596-
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Urology Case Reports
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.8e3728fe8624455dbea1707b0b1f74c3
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2023.102596