J Korean Radiol Soc.  1988 Oct;24(5):925-930. 10.3348/jkrs.1988.24.5.925.

Ultrasound of the traumatized scrotum

Abstract

A retrospective study was undertaken to assess the importance of ultrasound in the evaluation of scrotaltrauma in 25 patients suffered from various types of trauma, Eleven patients were managed surgically and 14patients were managed conservatively on the basis of ultrasound diagnosis. Ultrasound was valuable in the evaluation of the degree of injury and determination of early therapeutic modality for surgical or conservative manner. Ultrasound is noninvasive, convenient and also valuable in follow up study. Ultrasound is considered thetechnique is choice in the initial evaluation of scrotal trauma.


MeSH Terms

Diagnosis
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Retrospective Studies
Scrotum*
Ultrasonography*
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