Acute Scrotum in Children:A Review Article by Volkan Sarper Erikci in PAPN - Lupine Publishers
Acute scrotal conditions are common in children. It presents with scrotal pain, swelling, redness in the affected hemiscrotum. The true cause is difficult to determine. There are myriad etiologies for this syndrome and these are torsion of the testis (TT), torsion of the testicular appendix (TTA), epididymo-orchitis (EO) and strangulated inguinoscrotal hernia (SIH) [1-3]. General belief is that EO is rare in children and is associated with structural anomalies of the urinary tract [4-6]. The aim of this study is to review the various causes of pediatric acute scrotal conditions and to assess management of these patients under the light of relevant literature. Every boy with acute onset scrotal pain and swelling requires immediate evaluation. Commonest causes of acute scrotum in children are TT, EO, TTA [1-3,7]. Various incidences have been reported regarding the etiology of pediatric acute scrotum [1-3]. True incidence of these causes in acute scrotum is unclear, EO is thought to be uncommon [8] - Lupine Publishers.
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