Testicular Ultrasound Assessment in Thalassemic Men

Testicular ultrasound.

Acute scrotal pain makes up approximately 0.5% of all complaints presenting to an emergency department. Some of the most com-mon diagnoses for this complaint are testicular torsion and epididymitis. Misdiagnosing testicular torsion can lead to organ loss,cosmetic deformity, and compromised fertility. Modem ultrasound examination of the scrotum is the test of choice for acute scrotal pathology a...

Assessment of Pancreatic Iron Overload in Transfusion Dependent Thalassemic Patients

Advances in the management of transfusion dependent thalassemic patients have improved the survival of these patients. The most important consequence of repeated and frequent transfusions is iron accumulation in vital organs. The magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a non-invasive and valid technique for the estimation of iron stores. Despite multiple studies about cardiac and liver MRI T2*, the...

Testicular ultrasound in acute scrotal pain - beyond testicular torsion

Testicular Sperm Retrieval in Azoospermic Men

Peter Pantke , Thorsten Diemer , Marcelo Marconi , Martin Bergmann , Klaus Steger , Hans-Christian Schuppe , Wolfgang Weidner * Department of Urology and Pediatric Urology, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany b Institute of Veterinary Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany Centre for Dermatology and Andrology, University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany e u r...

Evaluation of Testicular Disease using Ultrasound

Recently, numerous research and, techniques have been developed for analyzing And diagnosing testicular tumors, beyond conventional B-mode imaging, including color Doppler ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and tissue elastography used in the characterization of both benign and malignant intratesticular lesion. The purpose of this review study was to summarize the testicular diseas...