Testicular torsion in children: scintigraphic assessment.
Seventy-five patients with suspected testicular torsion who had scintiscans and adequate clinical follow-up were analyzed retrospectively. The scintiscans diagnosed 12/13 cases of surgically proven missed torsion and 3/3 cases of surgically proven acute complete torsion. The scintiscans successfully distinguished all 35 cases of epididymo-orchitis, 14 cases of torsion of the appendix testes and 8 other miscellaneous conditions from testicular torsion. The incidence of testicular torsion in our patients undergoing scrotal scintigraphy was approximately 24%.
Mendel
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Taylor
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Treves
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Cheng
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Retik
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Bauer
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009920:Orchitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D013737:Testis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging
D013670:Sodium Pertechnetate Tc 99m