title: [Ischemic orchiditis: review of 5 cases diagnosed by color Doppler ultrasonography].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study color-doppler ultrasoundfeatures of testicular infarction caused by orchiepididymitis, a severe complication of orchiepididymitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  and Methods. Five patients were included over a 2 year period. All presented with more than 24 hours of pain. A final diagnosis of testicular infarction caused by orchiepididymitis and color doppler ultrasound was available in all cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients showed doppler ultrasound signs of testicular ischemia. Either vascularisation was not detectable or intratesticular resistive index was increased with a negative diastolic flow. Orchidectomy was performed in all patients.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Color doppler examination of the scrotum should include measurement of intratesticular resistive index. An elevated RI can be suggestive of ischemia.
authors.affiliation: Service d'imagerie médicale, Hopital Charles Nicolle, CHU de Rouen, Cedex, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lefort
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Thoumas
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Badachi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gobet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pfister
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Dacher
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benozio
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007238:Infarction / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007511:Ischemia / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D007964:Leukocytosis / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009919:Orchiectomy; D009920:Orchitis / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013737:Testis / Q000098:blood supply*; D013997:Time Factors; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D014555:Urination Disorders / Q000209:etiology; D014655:Vascular Resistance
vernacular_title: Orchites ischémiques: A propos de 5 cas diagnostiqués en écho-Doppler couleur.