A rare case of scrotal emergency: torsion of epididymal cyst—a case report and literature review
Yu Wang,
Kai Wang,
Longdi Yu
et al.
Abstract:As a benign disease, the incidence of epididymal cyst (EC) is 5%–25%, and it is relatively common in adults but rare in children. Although the pathogenesis of EC is still unclear, the symptoms of most asymptomatic patients can disappear with conservative treatment. EC torsion is even rarer in adults and children. Only ten cases have been reported in the literature, and we add this 3-year-old boy as the eleventh case of EC torsion. He was admitted to the hospital due to scrotum emergency without a history of EC… Show more
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