title: Torsion of an intrahydrocelic sac in a child: A case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: First Department of General Surgery, Piraeus General Hospital "Tzaneio", Piraeus-Athens, Greece. d_filippou@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Efstratios
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Christianakis
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Paschalidis
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Filippou
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chorti
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Andromanakos
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pitiakoudis
authors.forename: Spiros
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rizos
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Filippou