title: Scrotal hematocele as an unusual presentation of blunt abdominal trauma in three male infants.
abstract: Three infants presented with bluish discoloration and swelling of the scrotum with no history of scrotal trauma. Sonography revealed unilateral hematoceles in 2 cases and bilateral hematoceles in the third. All 3 infants had intact testes. The communicating hematoceles were the result of hemoperitoneum due to splanchnic hematoma.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Children's Hospital "Agia Sophia," Thivon and Mikras Asias 1, 11527 Goudi, Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Koumanidou
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Manopoulou
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pantazis
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dermentzoglou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Georgoulis
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vakaki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kakavakis
mesh_terms: D000007:Abdominal Injuries / Q000150:complications*; D006398:Hematocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006465:Hemoperitoneum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008099:Liver / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D013737:Testis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014949:Wounds, Nonpenetrating / Q000150:complications*