An acute scrotum following a laparoscopic appendectomy

Abstract

We report a case of a 13-year-old boy who developed an acute left hemiscrotum following a laparoscopic appendectomy for a perforated appendicitis. Laparoscopic techniques have provided surgeons and their patients with effective and less invasive methods to treat illness that previously required open surgery. However, complications can occur with these new surgical modalities. It is incumbent upon the surgeon to carefully document and evaluate these complications, facilitating preventive measures, and allow for a proper and timely diagnosis and treatment plan in the future. Herein, we present a previously unreported urologic complication of an acute scrotum following a laparoscopic appendectomy for a perforated appendicitis.