title: [Sonography of the scrotal contents].
abstract: In 394 patients with various urological symptoms, the content of the scrotum was examined sonographically. 71 testicular lesions were found, 194 extratesticular pathologies were diagnosed. In 69% the enlargement of the testicle was due to a tumor, in 4 patients due to acute orchitis and in 3 patients due to acute torsion. An unilateral smaller sized testicle was found in chronic inflammation [5], cryptorchism [9], hypoplastic testicle [2] and after corticoid medication [1] and radiation therapy [1]. In normal sized testicles 8 tumors, 19 fibromas of the tunica albuginea, 2 scars after trauma and 1 haematoma were found sonographically. In 91% of patients with epididymitis the epididymis was enlarged. The echo structure was altered in 74%, in 13% abscesses were found. Sonography was useful in evaluation of scrotal herniation, especially when combined with hydroceles. Varicoceles were better detected and graduated by sonography than by clinical examination.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig Boltzmann-Institut für radiologisch-physikalische Tumordiagnostik, I. Med. Univ.-Klinik, Wien.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Haller
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gritzmann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sommer
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schmidbauer
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Leitner
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tscholakoff
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Czembirek
mesh_terms: D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology*; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000473:pathology; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D013737:Testis / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Sonographie des Skrotalinhaltes.