title: Bilateral giant abdominoscrotal hydroceles complicated by appendicitis.
abstract: Abdominoscrotal hydrocele is a rare entity, with fewer than 100 cases reported in children. Bilateral abdominoscrotal hydroceles are even less common, with 14 cases reported in children. Various complications of abdominoscrotal hydrocele have been reported in the literature. We present a 4-month-old boy with bilateral giant abdominoscrotal hydroceles who developed appendicitis apparently because of obstruction from the right hydrocele. We discuss the various imaging modalities used to establish the diagnosis and plan the operative approach.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. syarram@med.umich.edu
authors.forename: Sai G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Yarram
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Dipietro
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Graziano
authors.forename: George B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Mychaliska
authors.forename: Peter J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Strouse
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D011860:Radiography, Abdominal; D012611:Scrotum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography