title: Ultrasound evaluation of scrotum in pediatrics.
abstract: Scrotal abnormalities are difficult to assess using clinical criteria alone. Ultrasound provides an accurate means of demonstrating the scrotal contents so that appropriate therapy may be instituted. In a retrospective study, 119 ultrasound examinations of 96 patients (aged 4 days to 23 years) have been compared with the clinical diagnosis, surgical/pathologic findings, and other imaging modalities. The gamut of disease identified included congenital anomalies, neoplasm, trauma, torsion, varicocele, hydrocele, epididymo-orchitis, epididymal cyst/spermatocele, and post-radiation fibrosis. The ultrasound findings correlated well in 93/96 patients. In inconclusive cases, sequential imaging helps differentiate traumatic and inflammatory lesions from neoplastic processes.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D009920:Orchitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012611:Scrotum / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000293:injuries; D013088:Spermatocele / Q000175:diagnosis; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000175:diagnosis; D014102:Torsion Abnormality; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014646:Varicocele / Q000175:diagnosis