{"title":"Idiopathic scrotal hematoma in a neonate.","authors":"Sylvia Gkantseva-Patsoura, George Katsaras, Petroula Georgiadou, Nektarios Lainakis, Eirini Liovarou, Rita Theofanopoulos, Martha Theodoraki","doi":"10.3205/000288","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Neonatal scrotal hematoma is considered a surgical emergency in the neonatal period. Up to recently, immediate surgical exploration was considered the gold standard for the diagnosis and treatment in the underlying causes. <b>Objective:</b> In this article, we present a case of idiopathic scrotal hematoma in a neonate. <b>Method:</b> It was managed conservatively with clinical and ultrasonographic follow-up. <b>Result:</b> The hematoma had gradually subsided, and any surgical intervention was avoided to the neonate. <b>Conclusion:</b> With good clinical and imaging follow-up, some cases could be managed nonoperatively.</p>","PeriodicalId":39243,"journal":{"name":"GMS German Medical Science","volume":"19 ","pages":"Doc01"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2021-02-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7894276/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"GMS German Medical Science","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.3205/000288","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2021/1/1 0:00:00","PubModel":"eCollection","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Background: Neonatal scrotal hematoma is considered a surgical emergency in the neonatal period. Up to recently, immediate surgical exploration was considered the gold standard for the diagnosis and treatment in the underlying causes. Objective: In this article, we present a case of idiopathic scrotal hematoma in a neonate. Method: It was managed conservatively with clinical and ultrasonographic follow-up. Result: The hematoma had gradually subsided, and any surgical intervention was avoided to the neonate. Conclusion: With good clinical and imaging follow-up, some cases could be managed nonoperatively.