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Inguinoscrotal extension of a pancreatic collection: a rare complication of pancreatitis—case report and review of the literature

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Pancreatitis associated with the extension of a pancreatic collection, pseudocyst or abscess into the groin is a rare phenomenon with few reports in the English literature. Nevertheless, it remains a clinically important differential diagnosis as it may be mistaken for more common pathologies in the groin and with a subsequent unnecessary surgical intervention. A case of this rare complication of pancreatitis is reported, together with a review of the literature.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK

    Christos Skouras

  2. Department of Surgery, Macclesfield District General Hospital, East Cheshire NHS Trust, Macclesfield, UK

    Thomas Skouras

  3. Department of Surgical Oncology and Technology, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, London, UK

    Madhava Pai, Emmanouil Zacharakis & Duncan Spalding

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Skouras, C., Skouras, T., Pai, M. et al. Inguinoscrotal extension of a pancreatic collection: a rare complication of pancreatitis—case report and review of the literature. Updates Surg 65, 153–159 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13304-012-0138-3

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