Spermatic cord anesthesia block (SCAB) is a useful technique for providing anesthesia to males with scrotal pain. This technique has been described and published in the urology and anesthesia literature for more than 40 years. Initially described as a blind injection, anesthesia of the spermatic cord provides pain control to the scrotal contents. The technique can easily be performed under ultr...

Acute scrotal abscess is a rare condition in neonates. Most of these abscesses were reported to be unilateral and caused by Staphylococcus and Salmonella spp. Herein, we report a bilateral scrotal abscess in a preterm infant and Candida albicans was isolated from the scrotal fluid culture. To our knowledge, this is the first bilateral scrotal abscess in a preterm infant caused by C. albicans. T...

Acute appendicitis often presents as right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain, severe tenderness at the point of McBurny or Lanz, and Blumberg's sign. Scrotal events with appendicitis are very rare. In our case, a 63-year-old Japanese man presented with severe RLQ pain and high fever. Physical examination revealed severe tenderness (including both points of McBurny and Lanz) and Blumberg's sign. The scr...

Objectives. The acute scrotum frequently presents a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. In cases where the testicular torsion cannot be excluded, a surgical exploration is recommended. The aim of the study was to present the results of our management in the patients with acute scrotum. Methods. We reviewed the medical records of 33 patients suffering from acute scrotal pain underwent scrotal ...

Acute scrotal abscess is an extremely rare condition in neonates and may mimic testicular torsion. Most of these abscesses have reportedly been due to Staphylococcus and Salmonella spp. infections. We herein report a unilateral acute scrotal abscess in a preterm infant born at 26 weeks in whom Propionibacterium acnes was isolated from the collected scrotal fluid culture. To our knowledge, this ...

Abstract Introduction Scrotal pain is a common presentation to the emergency department requiring prompt investigation and management identify testicular torsion. Using national data we aim key suboptimal areas in acute diagnosis of torsion with view improving outcomes. Method A freedom information request was made all Trusts England that manage Serious Incidents (SI's) were analysed see if tho...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relative importance of clinical presentation, laboratory studies, and ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute scrotum, and to suggest an effective method of management. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Forty patients who were hospitalized between January 2002 and December 2002 for acute scrotum were studied with respect to history, physical examination, blood tests, urine ana...