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18936025

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-21
pubmed:abstractText
High-frequency ultrasonography (US) with a linear-array transducer is the modality of choice for the initial evaluation of patients with acute scrotal pain after trauma. Testicular trauma is the third most common cause of acute scrotal pain. US is useful in the triage of patients for medical or surgical management because it reliably depicts tunica albuginea rupture, intra- and extratesticular hematomas, and testicular contusions. Color Doppler US allows direct evaluation of testicular perfusion and detection of uncommon conditions, such as testicular torsion, that may be associated with scrotal trauma. In addition, 10% of testicular tumors are found incidentally at US performed for the evaluation of trauma. If a conservative approach is adopted for the management of an intratesticular abnormality after trauma, follow-up US should be performed until the images show a complete resolution of the abnormality, so that a tumor will not be missed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1527-1323
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
(c) RSNA, 2008.
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
28
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1617-29
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Role of US in testicular and scrotal trauma.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Imaging Sciences, University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review