Scrotal abscess secondary to appendicits. A case report

• Main Authors: Angélica León Hernández (Author), José Martín Palacios Acosta (Author), Jaime Ricardo Lezama Cordero (Author), Diego Leonardo Herrera Ojeda (Author), Jean Echavez del Riego (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, 2014-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Appendicitis is the leading cause of acute abdomen in pediatric age. Approximately one third of all cases are complicated with appendicular perforation at the time of surgical intervention. Postoperative complications of this condition include abscesses at unusual or ectopic sites, like scrotal absc...