A breath-taking case of pneumoscrotum

Auteurs-es

  • Charles Hesswani Division of Urology, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Iman Sadri Division of Urology, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1399-7527
  • Anne-Marie Canakis Division Respirology, Department of Pediatrics, Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • John-Paul Capolicchio Division of Urology, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

DOI :

https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.7830

Mots-clés :

Pneumoscrotum, Pediatrics, Respirology, Tracheal injury

Résumé

Pneumoscrotum is a rare physical exam finding that is commonly associated with life-threatening perineal infections or secondary causes from visceral or pulmonary injury.1 However, it is usually found in conjunction with multiple other concerning physical exam findings. In this report, we describe a young competitive diver who presented with isolated pneumoscrotum, which eventually was found to be due to a spontaneous tracheal tear.

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Biographie de l'auteur-e

Iman Sadri, Division of Urology, Department of Pediatric Surgery, Montreal Children’s Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Publié-e

2022-02-28

Comment citer

Hesswani, C., Sadri, I., Canakis, A.-M., & Capolicchio, J.-P. (2022). A breath-taking case of pneumoscrotum. Canadian Urological Association Journal, 16(7), E406–8. https://doi.org/10.5489/cuaj.7830

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