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A rare cause of acute scrotum in a child: torsion of an epididymal cyst. Case report and review of the literature
- Source :
- La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica, Vol 41, Iss 1 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- PAGEPress Publications, 2019.
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Abstract
- Torsion of an epididymal cyst is an extremely rare cause of acute scrotum in children and in young boys. Its reported incidence is 5-20%. The treatment is usually conservative. Many cases (up to 60%) regress spontaneously, especially if below 3 cm. Few cases have been reported in Literature (7 cases/2018). We add our patient as eighth case. He was a 13-year-old boy who was admitted for acute scrotum. Ultrasound excluded torsion of the testis and he was managed for 5 day conservatively. Based on clinical history and physical exam, we decided to perform a prompt surgery that revealed a torsion of epididymal cyst that was confirmed by histological exam.
- Subjects :
- Acute scrotum
Child
Epididymal cyst
Pediatrics
RJ1-570
Surgery
RD1-811
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English, Italian
- ISSN :
- 03915387 and 24207748
- Volume :
- 41
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- La Pediatria Medica e Chirurgica
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.9fd4f6b2f24c4b758548a5157225cd9e
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.4081/pmc.2019.210