Acute scrotum due to heterotopic gastric mucosa in Tunica vaginalis

Zafar Nazir; Muhammad Arif Mateen Khan; Javaria Qamar

doi:10.1016/j.epsc.2018.06.010

Acute scrotum due to heterotopic gastric mucosa in Tunica vaginalis

Zafar Nazir, Muhammad Arif Mateen Khan, Javaria Qamar

Section of Paediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medical College, Pakistan

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Abstract

In adult and pediatric literature, most cases of heterotopic gastric mucosa are reported in gastrointestinal tract. Presences of gastric mucosa in genitourinary tract is unusual. We review the literature and report a case of 10-year old boy who presented with acute scrotum due to ulceration and bleeding from heterotopic gastric mucosa located in Tunica vaginalis. Excision of ectopic mucosa and Patent Processus vaginalis (PPV) was curative.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	23-24
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports
Volume	36
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsc.2018.06.010
Publication status	Published - Sept 2018

Keywords

Acute scrotum
Children
Heterotopic gastric mucosa
Inguinal hernia
Tunica vaginalis

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