Pneumoscrotum as a presentation of necrotising enterocolitis
| Autor: | Guruprasad Peruri, Venkataseshan Sundaram, Ravi Prakash Kanojia, Suresh Kumar Angurana |
|---|---|
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Male
medicine.medical_specialty Images In… Transillumination 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Abdominal radiograph Diagnosis Differential 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Necrotising enterocolitis Peritoneal drainage Enterocolitis Necrotizing Scrotum Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine business.industry Infant Newborn General Medicine digestive system diseases Surgery Anti-Bacterial Agents medicine.anatomical_structure Scrotal swelling Abdomen Drainage Presentation (obstetrics) Genital Diseases Male business |
| Zdroj: | BMJ Case Rep |
| ISSN: | 1757-790X |
| Popis: | A preterm baby born at 32 weeks of gestation with a birth weight of 1.4 kg referred to us on day 11 of life with feed intolerance and scrotal swelling. Examination revealed slightly distended abdomen, absent bowel sounds and a huge scrotal swelling which was soft in consistency with shiny skin (figure 1A) and brilliant transillumination (figure 1B). Abdominal radiograph showed air under the right dome of the diaphragm (figure 1C, white arrows) and hugely distended scrotum with gas which was extending up to the inguinal canal (figure 1C, yellow arrows). He was managed as a case of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) with intravenous antibiotics, nil per oral, gastric aspiration and primary peritoneal drainage (peritoneal … |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|