The Acute Scrotum in Adolescents: Testicular Torsion, Epididymitis, Hydroceles and More

The Acute Scrotum in Adolescents: Testicular Torsion, Epididymitis, Hydroceles and More

The Acute Scrotum in Adolescents: Testicular Torsion, Epididymitis, Hydroceles and More

The acute scrotum: a review of 40 cases.

OBJECTIVE To determine the relative importance of clinical presentation, laboratory studies, and ultrasonography in the diagnosis of acute scrotum, and to suggest an effective method of management. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Forty patients who were hospitalized between January 2002 and December 2002 for acute scrotum were studied with respect to history, physical examination, blood tests, urine ana...

Acute testicular disorders.

Introduction Acute scrotal pain with or without swelling and erythema in the child or adolescent male should be treated as an emergent condition. The differential diagnosis includes: torsion of the spermatic cord, appendix testis or epididymis, epididymitis/orchitis, hernia, hydrocele, trauma, sexual abuse, tumor, idiopathic scrotal edema (dermatitis/insect bite), cellulitis, and vasculitis (He...

Scrotal Pathology in Children:

July 01, 2004 | 5010 [1] ABSTRACT: Acute scrotal pain, a high-riding testicle, and the absence of the cremasteric reflex on the affected side signal testicular torsion-a surgical emergency. The pain associated with torsion of the appendix testis is usually of gradual onset and is exacerbated by movement. The tenderness is often localized over the infarcted appendix, and the infarction may be vi...