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An unusual presentation of acute scrotum after appendicitis.

Author(s): C Cwilde, Francis C Chee, Roger Ng, Alexander Y. F. Chung

Publication date: 2002-06-30

Keywords: Abscess, etiology, microbiology, Acute Disease, Adult, Appendectomy, Appendicitis, complications, surgery, Humans, Male, Rupture, Spontaneous, Scrotum

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Acute scrotum following perforated appendicitis is a rare complication. This usually occurs in the presence of a patent processus vaginalis in children. We report a case of acute scrotum presenting after appendectomy for perforated appendicitis in a young adult.

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PubMed ID:: 12437045

ScienceOpen disciplines: Chemistry

Keywords: Abscess,etiology,microbiology,Acute Disease,Adult,Appendectomy,Appendicitis,complications,surgery,Humans,Male,Rupture, Spontaneous,Scrotum

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Keywords: Abscess, etiology, microbiology, Acute Disease, Adult, Appendectomy, Appendicitis, complications, surgery, Humans, Male, Rupture, Spontaneous, Scrotum

An unusual presentation of acute scrotum after appendicitis.

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