title: Testicular ischemia and infarction following herniorrhaphy or varicocelectomy: evaluation by radionuclide imaging.
abstract: The postoperative use of testicular imaging to evaluate the preservation of testicular circulation has been reported after orchiopexy, excision of a hematocele, and repair of a traumatized tunica albuginea. The authors discuss the previously unreported use of testicular imaging in patients who have undergone recent herniorrhaphy or varicocelectomy. The scan of a patient with intact testicular perfusion following herniorrhaphy is compared to the scans of two patients with absence of perfusion of a testicle five to seven days following respective herniorrhaphy and varicocelectomy surgeries.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Troy, Michigan 48098.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nagle
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Browning
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D007511:Ischemia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D013737:Testis / Q000098:blood supply*; D014646:Varicocele / Q000601:surgery*