title: Acute appendicitis presenting as acute hemiscrotum in a boy.
abstract: A 6-year-old boy presented with diffuse abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting followed by features of acute scrotum. Laboratory and radiological evaluation suggested presence of infective pathology in the inguinoscrotal region. Surgical exploration revealed patent right processus vaginalis with purulent collection resulting from the presence of perforated tip of appendix in the hernial sac. Appendectomy with drainage of scrotal collection and ligation of hernial sac resulted in satisfactory recovery.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neonatal and Pediatric Surgery, SMS Medical College, SP Mother and Child Health Institute, Jaipur, India.
authors.forename: Shyam B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: Vipul
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
mesh_terms: D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D001062:Appendectomy / Q000379:methods; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome