Σφακιανάκης Αλέξανδρος
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Πέμπτη 19 Απριλίου 2018

Gas in the right hemiscrotum? Amyands hernia in a neonate

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A 10-day-old boy, born at 36 weeks' gestation, was brought to our emergency department (ED) with irritability. He was able to suck as usual, but his temperature was 37.9°C and his right inguinal region was slightly erythematous. Laboratory data showed leucocytosis with a total leucocyte count of 23x109/L (neutrophils 72.5%), but a low C reactive protein (<0.10 mg/dL). Urinalysis showed no pyuria and no organisms. Abdominal X-ray was unremarkable. Initial inguinal ultrasonography by a paediatric surgeon revealed no suggestion of testicular torsion or incarcerated hernia. The neonate was discharged home with a tentative diagnosis of acute epididymitis.

Six hours after discharge, he returned to ED with high fever of 38.7°C and extreme redness of the scrotum (figure 1). Repeat abdominal X-ray demonstrated gas in the right hemiscrotum (figure 2) and abdominal sonography revealed what appeared to be a bright cord in the right hemiscrotum (figure 3),...



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