Color Doppler Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of the Acute Scrotum.
- Author:
Sang Min YUNE
1
;
Jeong Raeng LEE
;
Sang Lin LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Inha University, College of Medicine, Sungnam, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Color doppler ultrasonography;
Acute scrotum;
Testicular torsion
- MeSH:
Diagnosis;
Humans;
Scrotum*;
Sensitivity and Specificity;
Spermatic Cord Torsion;
Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color*
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
1995;36(10):1111-1113
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Thirty seven patients with acute scrotal pain were evaluated by color doppler ultrasonography. The diagnosis was made by clinical finding in 26 cases and surgical finding in 11 cases. There were inflammatory diseases in 22 cases, testicular torsion in 5 cases, other diseases in 10 cases. 20 cases of inflammatory disease showed increased blood flow in color doppler ultrasonography and 4 cases of testicular torsion showed absent blood flow. Thus, color doppler ultrasonographic evaluation had diagnostic value that was 80% in sensitivity and 96% specificity in differentiation of testicular torsion from other acute scrotal diseases. We think that color doppler ultrasonography in acute scrotum is a valuable diagnostic method for differentiation of testicular torsion from other acute scrotal diseases.
