Testicular ischemia and infarction following herniorrhaphy or varicocelectomy: evaluation by radionuclide imaging.
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.
Nagle
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Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, William Beaumont Hospital, Troy, Michigan 48098.
Clark
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Browning
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Howard
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Murphy
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J
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*