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Scrotal Rupture in a Premature Neonate with Cystic Fibrosis as a Consequence of Meconium Periorchitis

Authors: Michael Bedgood1* BS, Christine Cortelyou1 MD, Cynthia Blanco1, MD, MSc, Rafael Fonseca2, MD, Alvaro Moreira1, MD

Author Affiliations:

1University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHSC), San Antonio, TX;

2University of Texas Medial Branch (UTMB), Galveston, TX

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Corresponding Author: Michael Bedgood BS, bedgood@uthscsa.edu

Key Words: neonate, meconium peritonitis, meconium periorchitis

 

Abstract:

Neonatal meconium periorchitis is a rare condition, with less than 60 cases described in the literature. Of the reported cases, only one describes the complication of a congenital rupture of the scrotum. We present a case of a Hispanic preterm neonate who was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis after scrotal rupture secondary to meconium periorchitis. The neonate was taken to the operating room for exploratory laparotomy and scrotal exploration. No calcification was noted and the patient’s left scrotum was surgically packed as well as creating a colostomy. The surgery proved successful and the patient was discharged home on day of life 79. This case of a neonate presenting with meconium periorchitis and scrotal rupture notes the varying degree of initial presentations for cystic fibrosis in a neonate. Successful outcomes for neonates presenting with a ruptured scrotum depend on early clinical assessment.

 

Published on date: December, 2016

 

DOI: 10.15404/msrj/11.2016.0008

Citation: Bedgood M, Cortelyou C, Blanco C, Fonseca R, & Moreira A. Scrotal Rupture in a Premature Neonate with Cystic Fibrosis as a Consequence of Meconium Periorchitis. Medical Student Research Journal (2016). doi:10.15404/msrj/11.2016.0008

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