title: [Pneumoscrotum as a consequence of long-term ventilation].
abstract: A pneumoscrotum due to long-term ventilation is a rare entity. We present the case of a 59-year-old man with adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and long-term ventilation, who required intensive care and had severe subcutaneous emphysema and a pneumoscrotum. Computed tomography revealed subcutaneous emphysema of the neck, chest, and abdomen, emphysema of the mediastinum, a pneumoperitoneum, pneumoretroperitoneum, and pneumoperineum. A puncture of the scrotum confirmed the diagnosis of a pneumoscrotum. The patient died in the course of progressive ARDS.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Urologie, Asklepios Klinik Barmbek, Rübenkamp 220, 22291 Hamburg, Deutschland. c.netsch@asklepios.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Netsch
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bach
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Gross
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D003422:Critical Care; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011027:Pneumoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011677:Punctures; D012008:Recurrence; D012121:Respiration, Artificial / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D012188:Retropneumoperitoneum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D012611:Scrotum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013352:Subcutaneous Emphysema / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed