title: Neonatal pyoscrotum and perforated appendicitis.
abstract: Neonatal appendicitis is so unusual that is has been considered nonexistent. We present the case of a 6 day old male with acute scrotal swelling who was found to have a perforated appendicitis inside a hernia sac. A literature review supports the impression that neonatal appendicitis is rare; however, when it occurs inside a hernia sac, it has a good prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iuchtman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kirshon
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feldman
mesh_terms: D001064:Appendicitis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D012422:Rupture, Spontaneous; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology; D013492:Suppuration