Acute appendicitis presenting as acute left scrotal pain: Diagnostic considerations

Stanley A. Wilkins; Lawrence E. Holder; Rajesh V. Raiker; Theodore H. Wilson

doi:10.1016/0090-4295(85)90300-0

Acute appendicitis presenting as acute left scrotal pain: Diagnostic considerations

Stanley A. Wilkins, Lawrence E. Holder, Rajesh V. Raiker, Theodore H. Wilson

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To our knowledge this is the first case of acute perforated appendicitis presenting as acute left scrotal pain described in the literature. In addition, this case involved a unique false positive radionuclide scrotal scan for testicular torsion, which is also reported and discussed for the first time.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	634-636
Number of pages	3
Journal	Urology
Volume	25
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0090-4295(85)90300-0
State	Published - Jun 1985
Externally published	Yes

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