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Tuyển tập báo cáo các nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế ngành y học dành cho các bạn tham khảo đề tài: Giant scrotal lymphedema of unclear etiology: a case report | JOURNAL OF MEDICAL Sr CASE REPORTS Open Access Case report Giant scrotal lymphedema of unclear etiology a case report Ganiyu A Rahman1 Ismaila A Adigun2 Ibrahim F Yusuf1 Adebiyi B Aderibigbe2 and Amarachukwu C Etonyeaku1 Address 1Division of General Surgery Department of Surgery University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ilorin Nigeria and 2Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Department of Surgery University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital Ilorin Nigeria Email GAR - garahman1@ IAA - ismailaadigun@ IFY - funsho_65@ ABA - abaderibigbe@ ACE - dretonyeaku@ Corresponding author Published 28 May 2009 Received 7 February 2008 Journal of Medical Case Reports 2009 3 7295 doi 1752-1947-3-7295 Accepted 23 January 2009 This article is available from http jmedicalcasereports article view 7295 2009 Rahman et al licensee Cases Network 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 Introduction Scrotal lymphedema is common in the tropics and subtropics. The giant variants can cause a lot of physical disability and psychological disturbances. Case presentation We present a 25-year-old Nigerian male with giant scrotal lymphedema with severe debilitating symptoms immobility and emotional disturbance. He benefited from a modified Charles procedure and reconstruction of the penile shaft using a split-thickness skin graft. Conclusion Giant scrotal lymphedema related to poverty ignorance and neglect is amenable to surgery. Surgery provides a cosmetically acceptable and functionally satisfying outcome. Introduction Giant scrotal lymphedema also known as elephantiasis can be caused by obstruction aplasia or hypoplasia of lymphatic vessels 1 . Though it can be caused by a neoplasm