• Surgical infections · Dec 2011

    Review Case Reports

    Acute scrotum caused by sigmoid diverticulitis.

    • Esther J Hwang, Joshua R Karas, Marlene Zawin, and Roberto Bergamaschi.
    • Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, State University of New York , Stony Brook, New York, USA.
    • Surg Infect (Larchmt). 2011 Dec 1;12(6):507-8.

    BackgroundAbscesses are one of many complications of diverticulitis and can be found intra-abdominally or in the pelvis.MethodsCase report and review of the pertinent English-language literature.ResultsWe describe an unusual presentation of a diverticular abscess, tracking down the inguinal canal and causing acute scrotum possibly secondary to a hernia.ConclusionA deviation from the usual clinical presentation of diverticulitis should prompt the physician to obtain further radiologic evaluation. Computed tomography scanning is recommended, especially when an abscess is suspected.

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