A rare cause of acute scrotum in a child: torsion of an epididymal cyst. Case report and review of the literature

• Главные авторы: Mario Messina (Автор), Giulia Fusi (Автор), Francesco Ferrara (Автор), Edoardo Bindi (Автор), Chiara Pellegrino (Автор), Francesco Molinaro (Автор), Rossella Angotti (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: PAGEPress Publications, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Torsion of an epididymal cyst is an extremely rare cause of acute scrotum in children and in young boys. Its reported incidence is 5-20%. The treatment is usually conservative. Many cases (up to 60%) regress spontaneously, especially if below 3 cm. Few cases have been reported in Literature (7 cases...