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L Zoireff

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PubMed1979

Doppler flowmeter in the differential diagnosis of the acute scrotum in children.

A Doppler flowmeter was used to evaluate an acute scrotum in 23 children. A diminished or absent flow was noted in cases of torsion of the testis. Orchitis, epididymitis and torsion of the testicular appendix were accompanied with an increased blood flow. Inflammatory and ischemic lesions could be detected and in all operated cases the diagnosis proved to be correct. Unnecessary operations in cases of torsion of the testicular appendix can be avoided with this accurate non-invasive method.

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Perforation of the sigmoid colon simulating acute appendicitis.

Diverticulitis and carcinoma with abscess formation following perforation of the redundant sigmoid colon was erroneously diagnosed as acute appendicitis in nine patients over a period of five years. As te inflammatory process develops in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen, lack of previous colonic pathology may lead to a misdiagnosis, usually of acute appendicitis. It should be borne in mind, however, that acute appendicitis decreases with age, whereas diverticula and carcinomas increase, and that the sigmoid colon is often a redundant organ with a tendency to migrate to the right side of the abdomen. In elderly patients with acute right abdominal pathology, it is important to operate through a transrectal or paramedian incision. A two-stage operation is preferable to a three-stage one.

Abscess↗