title: Inguinal-scrotal suppuration following treatment of perforated appendicitis.
abstract: Suppuration of a congenital hernia or communicating hydrocele following generalized peritonitis is rare. The lack of reported cases in the recent literature may indicate a decreasing incidence of this unusual complication. We report a case of suppuration of a communicating hydrocele with testicular loss 2 days after treatment of perforated appendicitis in a 10-year-old boy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX 78234-6200.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Olsen
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jackson
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Rochon
mesh_terms: D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009919:Orchiectomy; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D015995:Prevalence; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D013492:Suppuration; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital / Q000453:epidemiology