title: Acute scrotal swelling in children.
abstract: We have found that the blanket philosophy of emergency scrotal exploration in all cases of acute scrotal swelling in boys results in an unacceptably large number of unnecessary explorations. The use of specific aspects of the clinical examination, in conjunction with the radioisotope testicular scan in selected instances, has guided our management of 150 consecutive boys presenting with acute scrotal symptoms.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003657:Decision Making; D004630:Emergencies; D004823:Epididymitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012611:Scrotum / Q000473:pathology; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery