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

• Hoofdauteurs: Mario Messina (Auteur), Giulia Fusi (Auteur), Francesco Ferrara (Auteur), Edoardo Bindi (Auteur), Chiara Pellegrino (Auteur), Francesco Molinaro (Auteur), Rossella Angotti (Auteur)
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• Gepubliceerd in: 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...