High-frequency color Doppler ultrasonography: valuable for diagnosis of polyorchidism.
- Author:
Gang WU
1
;
Jian-Jun YUAN
;
Qiang WU
;
Tao DU
;
Rui-Jin ZHOU
;
Long YANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Child; Child, Preschool; Humans; Male; Retrospective Studies; Testicular Diseases; diagnostic imaging; Testis; abnormalities; diagnostic imaging; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2010;16(8):716-720
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the application value of high-frequency color Doppler ultrasonography in the diagnosis of polyorchidism.
METHODSWe retrospectively studied 6 cases of polyorchidism diagnosed by ultrasound, 5 of which were pathologically confirmed, and analyzed the sonographic and clinical findings.
RESULTSAll the 6 cases were triorchidism, 4 located in the scrotum, and 2 in the same groin with indirect hernia. The supernumerary testis was linked to the epididymis in 3 cases, 1 accompanied with repeated epididymis and vas deferens, and 2 connected to no vas deferens and epididymis. Color Doppler ultrasonography revealed blood flow signals in 4 cases, but not in the other 2.
CONCLUSIONPolyorchidism has typical sonographic appearances, and high-frequency color Doppler ultrasonography plays an important role in its diagnosis.
