title: Acute scrotal pain as sole presentation of acute pancreatities.
abstract: Pancreatitis has a myriad of different presentations although commonly presents with epigastric pain radiating to the back, nausea and vomiting. There are five case reports in the English literature of scrotal pain and swelling in severe alcoholic pancreatitis, two of which underwent surgical exploration. We present the first case of mild pancreatitis presenting with scrotal pain in the absence of any other symptoms or signs. We conclude that in any patient with unexplained scrotal pain, even in the absence of physical signs the possibility of pancreatitis should be considered.
authors.affiliation: Warrington General Hospital, Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire WA5 1QG, United Kingdom. Electronic address: cazwilde@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Caroline
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wilde
authors.affiliation: Warrington General Hospital, Lovely Lane, Warrington, Cheshire WA5 1QG, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: Ayman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Abdelrazeq
keywords: Diagnosis; Pancreatitis; Scrotal pain