RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Scrotal abscess as the first symptom of fatal necrotizing pancreatitis
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 1167
OP 1170
DO 10.15537/smj.2019.11.24488
VO 40
IS 11
A1 Nikica Sutalo
A1 Vedran Dragisic
A1 Josip Miskovic
A1 Martina Soljic
YR 2019
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/40/11/1167.abstract
AB Acute necrotizing pancreatitis represents a severe form of acute pancreatitis, characterized by pancreatic collections and necrosis of the pancreas and surrounding tissues. It is associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality. Scrotal swelling is a rare complication of acute necrotizing pancreatitis due to the extension of pancreatic necrotic masses involving the inguinal canal and scrotum. We report a case of scrotal swelling as the first sign of unrecognized severe necrotizing pancreatitis with a fatal outcome.