Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Giant scrotal elephantiasis of inflammatory etiology: a case report. | Journal of Medical Case Reports BioMed Central Case report Open Access Giant scrotal elephantiasis of inflammatory etiology a case report Stefan Denzinger Elke Watzlawek Maximilian Burger Wolf F Wieland and Wolfgang Otto Address Department of Urology University of Regensburg Landshuterstrafie 65 93053 Regensburg Germany Email Stefan Denzinger - stefandenzinger@ Elke Watzlawek - ewatzlawek@ Maximilian Burger - maximilianburger@ Wolf F Wieland - wieland@ Wolfgang Otto - Corresponding author Published 2 June 2007 Received 15 February 2007 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2007 1 23 doi 1752-1947-1-23 Accepted 2 June 2007 This article is available from http content l l 23 2007 Denzinger et al licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http licenses by which permits unrestricted use distribution and reproduction in any medium provided the original work is properly cited. Abstract Background Scrotal lymphedema is rare outside endemic filariasis regions in Africa and Asia. It is of variable origin in the western world. Case presentation We present a case of a 40-year-old European man with massive elephantiasis of the scrotum attributed to chronic inflammation of the lower urinary tract caused by urinary outlet obstruction and diabetes mellitus. The patient underwent subtotal scrotectomy saving penis testes and spermatic cords and followed by scrotal reconstruction with adequate cosmetic and functional outcome. Conclusion In this report we discuss a rare case of scrotal elephantiasis in an European patient reflect on the etiology and the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. Surgery can be successful even in giant scrotal elephantiasis. Background Massive scrotal lymphedema also termed elephantiasis can be caused by obstruction aplasia or hypoplasia of .
