Torsion of an Encysted Fluid Collection
Thescientificworldjournal, vol.7, pp.822-824, 2007 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 7
- Publication Date: 2007
- Doi Number: 10.1100/tsw.2007.152
- Journal Name: Thescientificworldjournal
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.822-824
- Keywords: torsion, hydrocele, acute scrotum, color Doppler sonography, ACUTE SCROTUM, HERNIA SAC, HYDROCELE, CHILD
- Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Torsion of a cyst within the tunica vaginalis is a rare entity and clinical course can easily be confused with other diseases that cause acute scrotum. We report a 6-year-old child with 3 days of acute scrotum findings. Patient had surgery with the suspicion of testis torsion. Torsion of a cyst within the tunica vaginalis was found intraoperatively. In pathologic evaluation, a necrotic funicular cyst was diagnosed. Two different mechanisms were reported for the reason of this disease: hernia sac protrusion in the hydrocele sac and bell-clapper deformity. Our observations were on the side of bell-clapper deformity. We aimed to share our findings with this report.