Patent processus vaginalis: a window to the abdomen.
A patent processus vaginalis (PPV) allows a communication between the peritoneum and scrotum. Hydrocoele is the usual presentation of a PPV in children. However, with intraabdominal pathology the patent PPV may provide the first clue to the mischief within the abdomen. We present here two unusual cases associated with a PPV and migration of intraabdominal contents from the abdomen to the scrotum.
Rahman
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Department of Paediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital Oxford, University of Oxford, United Kingdom.
Lakhoo
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities; D006801:Humans; D007264:Inguinal Canal / Q000002:abnormalities*; D008297:Male; D010537:Peritoneum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000209:etiology*