Acute Scrotum due to Gallbladder Perforation after a Percutaneous Liver Biopsy

Yoon Dong Kim; Mi Ho Song; Jin Hyun Song; Bong Ki Kim; Won Jae Yang; Yun Seob Song

doi:10.4111/kju.2009.50.7.721

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Kim, Song, Song, Kim, Yang, and Song: Acute Scrotum due to Gallbladder Perforation after a Percutaneous Liver Biopsy

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Korean J Urol 2009;50(7):721-723.

Published online: 19 July 2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4111/kju.2009.50.7.721

Acute Scrotum due to Gallbladder Perforation after a Percutaneous Liver Biopsy

Yoon Dong Kim, Mi Ho Song, Jin Hyun Song, Bong Ki Kim, Won Jae Yang, Yun Seob Song

From the Department of Urology, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Correspondence to: Won Jae Yang Department of Urology, Seoul Soonchunhyang Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, 22, Daesagwan-gil, Hannam-dong, Yongsan-gu, Seoul 140-743, Korea TEL: 02-709-9378 FAX: 02-709-9265 E-mail: wonjya@hosp.sch.ac.kr

Received 8 June 2009 Accepted 24 May 2009

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

Abstract

Acute scrotum can occur as a complication of various procedures, such as open, laparoscopic surgeries or diagnostic procedures. We present an unusual case of acute hemiscrotum due to inadvertent gallbladder injury following an ultrasound-guided liver biopsy.

Keywords: Testicular hydrocele, Needle biopsy

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Fig. 1

Computed tomography findings reveal a mildly enhanced and thickened gallbladder wall (arrow) with suspected gallbladder perforation, ascites, and hemorrhage in the abdomen and pelvic cavity.

Fig. 2

Computed tomography findings reveal ascites and hemorrhage in the abdomen and pelvic cavity (A) with fluid collection along the left inguinal canal and into the left scrotum (B) (arrow).

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