#CBCLIPS Episode 23: A male adolescent with acute hydrocele and cerebral palsy

#CBCLIPS Creator and Editor: Sherif Emil, M.D., C.M.; McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.
Dr. Emil is a Senior Editor of The Hendren Project and Editor-in-Chief of the Abdominal Wall Defects Section.

1. Case Scenario

  • The emergency department calls you to see a 16-yr-old boy with cerebral palsy for an acute hydrocele.
  • He has a remote history of scoliosis surgery & Nissen fundoplication with gastrostomy tube placement.
  • You find a large hydrocele & a distended tense abdomen, and get the films shown here:

How would you manage this patient? 

2. Case Commentary

 
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