Ultrasonic evaluation of the scrotum.
Ultrasonography has proved to be a highly useful method for detecting testicular lesions, correlating them with clinical findings, and indicating whether scrotal masses are caused by fluid or by solid tissue. It has not been possible, however, to distinguish spermatic cord torsion from epididymitis.
D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009920:Orchitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012611:Scrotum; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000175:diagnosis; D013088:Spermatocele / Q000175:diagnosis; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000175:diagnosis; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography