Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is considered a safe, reliable, and non-invasive modality for kidney stone management. However, there are well-established complications related to ESWL documented in the literature in the form of renal and extrarenal complications. Skeletal complications related to ESWL are rarely recorded; as far as we know, there is only one documented case report of an ESWL-related burst vertebral fracture seen in an osteoporotic patient, diagnosed as granulomatous spondylitis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA scrotal abscess following perforated appendicitis is a rare complication. This is mostly seen in children and usually occurs due to the presence of the patent processus vaginalis, which permits the passage of pus from the intra-abdominal cavity down to the scrotum, resulting in a scrotal pyocele. There are few reported cases of such complications in young adult patients.
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