Torsion of an intrahydrocelic sac in a child: A case report.
We report the case of a 3-yr-old boy who presented an acute right hydrocele. A rapid scrotal swelling under tension developed the first hours and the child complained for discomfort especially during palpation of the scrotum. Three days later, surgical exploration revealed an incomplete torsion of a communicated and pedunculated peritoneal sac arising from the tunica vaginalis testis.The present case report represents the eleventh report of torsion of processus vaginalis saccular protrusion in the literature, being unique due to painless hematocele.
Christianakis
Efstratios
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First Department of General Surgery, Piraeus General Hospital "Tzaneio", Piraeus-Athens, Greece. d_filippou@hotmail.com.
Paschalidis
Nikolaos
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Filippou
Georgios
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Chorti
Maria
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Andromanakos
Nikolaos
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Pitiakoudis
Michael
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Rizos
Spiros
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Filippou
Dimitrios
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