title: Subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum (pneumoscrotum) due to traumatic pneumothorax: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum due to traumatic pneumothorax is a rare medical situation and only a few cases are reported in the literature.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present the case of a 22 year old man who was admitted to the emergency department after a motorcycle accident having a painless crepitant scrotum and chest excoriations. Further evaluation revealed subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum caused by left pneumothorax.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  In conclusion, subcutaneous emphysema of the scrotum (or pneumoscrotum) due to traumatic pneumothorax is not an urgent condition and assessment should be supportive with intervention directed at the etiology, e.g. the pneumothorax.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, General Hospital of Nikea, 3 D, Mantouvalou St,, Nikea, 18454, Piraeus, Greece. vas_sim@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Vasileios
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Simaioforidis
authors.forename: Stylianos
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kontos
authors.forename: Ioannis
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Fokitis
authors.forename: Georgios
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lefakis
authors.forename: Sotirios
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koritsiadis