Case Report
Volume: 2 | Issue: 1 | Published: Jan 01, 1970 | Pages: 16 - 18 | DOI: 10.24911/ejmcr/2/3
Scrotal swelling as the presenting feature of antenatal intestinal perforation with meconium pseudocyst: a case report
Authors: Rebecca Garland , Yadlapalli Kumar , Simon Thorogood , Paul Munyard
Article Info
Authors
Rebecca Garland
Department of Paediatric Neurology, Bristol Children's Hospital, Bristol,BS2 8AE, United Kingdom
Yadlapalli Kumar
Department of Child Health, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3LJ, United Kingdom
Simon Thorogood
Department of Clinical Imaging, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3LJ, United Kingdom
Paul Munyard
Department of Child Health, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, Truro, Cornwall, TR1 3LJ, United Kingdom
Publication History
Received: December 15, 2017
Revised: January 09, 2018
Accepted: January 11, 2018
Published: January 01, 1970
Abstract
Background: Scrotal swelling in the neonatal period is a common finding with a range of underlying causative processes, ranging from the benign to surgical emergencies. This case highlights some of the diagnostic difficulties in an unusual clinical presentation. Case Presentation: We describe a case of antenatal intestinal perforation presenting as scrotal swelling in a newborn of 35 weeks gestation. Antenatal ultrasound scans had not raised suspicion and there was no abdominal distension apparent in the immediate neonatal period. Clinical impression was initially of testicular torsion prior to radiological assessment, which demonstrated pneumoscrotum and free peritoneal gas requiring urgent surgery. Conclusion: It is important to consider intra-abdominal pathology in association with a patent processus vaginalis as a cause for scrotal swelling in the newborn, in addition to urological causes. Following surgical management, it is important to exclude cystic fibrosis as an underlying cause for meconium ileus.
Keywords: Intestinal perforation, scrotal swelling, neonate, case report
Pubmed Style
Rebecca Garland, Yadlapalli Kumar, Simon Thorogood, Paul Munyard. Scrotal swelling as the presenting feature of antenatal intestinal perforation with meconium pseudocyst: a case report. EJMCR. 1970; 01 (January 1970): 16-18. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/3
Web Style
Rebecca Garland, Yadlapalli Kumar, Simon Thorogood, Paul Munyard. Scrotal swelling as the presenting feature of antenatal intestinal perforation with meconium pseudocyst: a case report. https://ejmcr.com/articles/1584 [Access: December 25, 2024]. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/3
AMA (American Medical Association) Style
Rebecca Garland, Yadlapalli Kumar, Simon Thorogood, Paul Munyard. Scrotal swelling as the presenting feature of antenatal intestinal perforation with meconium pseudocyst: a case report. EJMCR. 1970; 01 (January 1970): 16-18. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/3
Vancouver/ICMJE Style
Rebecca Garland, Yadlapalli Kumar, Simon Thorogood, Paul Munyard. Scrotal swelling as the presenting feature of antenatal intestinal perforation with meconium pseudocyst: a case report. EJMCR. (1970), [cited December 25, 2024]; 01 (January 1970): 16-18. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/3
Harvard Style
Rebecca Garland, Yadlapalli Kumar, Simon Thorogood, Paul Munyard (1970) Scrotal swelling as the presenting feature of antenatal intestinal perforation with meconium pseudocyst: a case report. EJMCR, 01 (January 1970): 16-18. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/3
Chicago Style
Rebecca Garland, Yadlapalli Kumar, Simon Thorogood, Paul Munyard. "Scrotal swelling as the presenting feature of antenatal intestinal perforation with meconium pseudocyst: a case report." 01 (1970), 16-18. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/3
MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style
Rebecca Garland, Yadlapalli Kumar, Simon Thorogood, Paul Munyard. "Scrotal swelling as the presenting feature of antenatal intestinal perforation with meconium pseudocyst: a case report." 01.January 1970 (1970), 16-18. Print. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/3
APA (American Psychological Association) Style
Rebecca Garland, Yadlapalli Kumar, Simon Thorogood, Paul Munyard (1970) Scrotal swelling as the presenting feature of antenatal intestinal perforation with meconium pseudocyst: a case report. , 01 (January 1970), 16-18. doi:10.24911/ejmcr/2/3