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Inguinal and scrotal suppuration following appendectomy is a rare event, occurring mostly when a patent processus vaginalis is present. Herein we report a small series of children operated for appendicitis and presented with acute inguinal and scrotal symptoms postoperatively. Although acute scrotum is commonly attributed to torsion of testis or its appendage, epididymo-orchitis and incarcerated hernia, following appendicitis scrotal and/or inguinal abscess should be considered.
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Bingol-Kologlu, M., Fedakar, M., Yagmurlu, A. et al. An exceptional complication following appendectomy: Acute inguinal and scrotal suppuration. Int Urol Nephrol 38, 663–665 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-005-4027-2
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