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Acute Scrotum in Neonates: Clinical, Radiological and Surgical Correlation

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Abstract Background: Acute scrotum in neonates is a significant medical and surgical entity to deal with. It may be due to diverse causes. Aim of Study: To evaluate the radiological findings of acute scrotum in neonates and compare them with clinical and surgical data; especially as regards testicular and intestinal viability. Patients and Methods: Thirty boys (neonates) examined for acute scrotum. Clinical evaluation was done to all patients. Suitable radiological imaging was done according to the case including sonography, color Doppler and may be X-Ray. Medical or surgical management was achieved accordingly. Results: The study includes the following lesions; unilat-eral testicular torsion in 5 cases, bilateral testicular torsion in one case, complicated inguinal hernia in 12 cases, epididymitis and epididymo-orchitis in 6 cases, scrotal pyocele in 2 cases, scrotal hematoma in one case, skin infection with scrotal edema in two cases and meconium peri-orchitis with scrotal edema in one case. Sonography with color Doppler has the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of 100%, 85% and 90% respectively as compared with surgical and clinical data. Conclusion: Acute scrotum in neonates and infants has many causes. Radiology has a major role in the differential diagnosis of these causes and correlated well with surgery. Still surgical exploration is to be considered when radiological evaluation is not conclusive.

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10.21608/mjcu.2019.77438

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Acute scrotum – Torsion – Complicated inguinal hernia – Ultrasonography – Neonates

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MOHAMMED ZAKI, M.D.;

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MOHAMED Y. BATIKHE, M.D.

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The Department of Radiology* and Pediatric Surgery Unit, Department of Surgery**, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Egypt

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87

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December

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11480

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2019-12-01

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2019-03-15

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2019-12-01

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4,315

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4,327

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0045-3803

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2536-9806

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The Medical Journal of Cairo University

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Acute Scrotum in Neonates: Clinical, Radiological and Surgical Correlation

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22 Jan 2023