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Pneumatosis intestinalis presenting as air in the scrotum
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Gaseous scrotal swelling is rare. We present a case of pneumatosis intestinalis tracking to the scrotum demonstrated on the CT scan.
A teenager presented with diffuse abdominal pain, bloody diarrhoea and a day later he developed bilateral painless scrotal swelling. The swelling was brilliantly transilluminated, but not fluctuant. Additionally, there was crepitus around the sacrum, extending to the …
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Competing interests None.
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