Bilateral Peritoneoscrotal Communication—“Chicken Leg” Appearance Demonstrated on 99mTc–Sulfur Colloid Scintigraphy

Abstract

Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis is a convenient alternate form of treatment in patients receiving hemodialysis for renal failure. Sometimes during the procedure, patients may develop scrotal swelling because of patent processus vaginalis. The diagnostic utility of the peritoneal scintigraphy, an infrequently performed nuclear medicine scan to identify peritoneoscrotal communication, has been reported by many authors. Most of the previous case reports in the literature demonstrated unilateral peritoneoscrotal communication. We present an interesting 99mTc–sulfur colloid peritoneal scintigraphic image finding of bilateral peritoneoscrotal communication in a 67-year-old man who developed scrotal swelling while undergoing continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.

Non-infectious complications of peritoneal dialysis and peritoneal scintigraphy

“…Plus rarement, une communication pérotinéo-scrotale bilatérale peut exister avec un aspect en « Chicken Leg ». [1,[20][21][22][23][24][25][26]…”