A case of meconium periorchitis detected by fetal MRI and misdiagnosed during pregnancy as inguinoscrotal hernia is reported for the first time. A full-term black boy presented at birth with an asymptomatic, 'stony-hard', scrotal mass suggestive of an in utero testicular torsion or testicular/paratesticular tumor. Early surgical treatment resulted in the removal of paratesticular yellowish amorphous material. Histology was consistent with the diagnosis of meconium periorchitis, a rare and benign condition resulting from healed intrauterine bowel perforation.
Meconium periorchitis: a rare cause of fetal scrotal cyst: MRI and pathologic appearance / Cesca, E; Midrio, P; Tregnaghi, A; Alaggio, Rita; Bitetti, S; Gamba, Piergiorgio. - In: FETAL DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY. - ISSN 1015-3837. - 26(1):(2009), pp. 38-40.
Meconium periorchitis: a rare cause of fetal scrotal cyst: MRI and pathologic appearance
ALAGGIO, RITA;
2009
Abstract
A case of meconium periorchitis detected by fetal MRI and misdiagnosed during pregnancy as inguinoscrotal hernia is reported for the first time. A full-term black boy presented at birth with an asymptomatic, 'stony-hard', scrotal mass suggestive of an in utero testicular torsion or testicular/paratesticular tumor. Early surgical treatment resulted in the removal of paratesticular yellowish amorphous material. Histology was consistent with the diagnosis of meconium periorchitis, a rare and benign condition resulting from healed intrauterine bowel perforation.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.