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Case Reports
. 1988 Feb;139(2):380-1.
doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)42425-6.

Unusual presentation of sigmoid diverticulitis as an acute scrotum

C G Klutke  1 , B J Miles, F Obeid
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Unusual presentation of sigmoid diverticulitis as an acute scrotum

C G Klutke et al. J Urol. 1988 Feb.

Abstract

We report a case of inflammation of the spermatic cord and testicle resulting from a perforated diverticulum of the sigmoid colon. Management included sigmoid resection with diversion, right orchiectomy and débridement of the right groin. To our knowledge this is the first reported case of retroperitoneal necrotizing fasciitis presenting initially as an acute scrotum.

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