title: Scrotoschisis: an extremely rare congenital uropathy.
abstract: Scrotoschisis, the congenital extrusion of the testis through the scrotal wall, is very rare. We describe a new case and review the pertinent published data. A male neonate presented with left scrotoschisis that was repaired successfully with a Denis-Browne trans-scrotal orchiopexy, with antibiotic coverage. The testes were intrascrotal and symmetric after 2 years of follow-up. Most cases of scrotoschisis are unilateral and affect normal males. The immediate prognosis is good, but long-term results are not available. The etiology of the disease is unknown, but it might be related to spontaneous healed fetal intestinal perforations with meconium peritonitis.
authors: Hospital dos Servidores do Estado, Ministry of Health, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. lisieux@uol.com.br
authors: Lisieux E
authors: LE
authors: Jesus
authors: Samuel
authors: S
authors: Dekermacher
authors: Jorge Abikair
authors: JA
authors: Filho
authors: L J
authors: LJ
authors: Rocha
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012611:Scrotum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013737:Testis / Q000002:abnormalities*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D013519:Urogenital Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*