Meconium hydrocele: an unusual etiology of a scrotal mass in the newborn

J Urol. 1989 May;141(5):1172-3. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)41204-3.

Abstract

The in utero leakage of meconium from the gastrointestinal tract into the peritoneal cavity results in the clinical entity known as meconium peritonitis. A patent processus vaginalis in the male fetus may lead to the migration of meconium into the scrotum, and these infants can present with soft meconium-filled hydroceles at birth. Local tissue reaction during the first several weeks of life results in calcification of these hydroceles into hard tumor-like lesions that may mimic testicular neoplasia. We report an atypical case of meconium hydrocele in a newborn.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Male
  • Meconium*
  • Scrotum / pathology*
  • Testicular Hydrocele / diagnosis*
  • Ultrasonography*