title: Testicular torsion: usefulness of contrast-enhanced power Doppler sonography.
abstract: A 13-year-old-boy with suspected left testicular torsion was referred to our institute. During preparation, a significant decrease of signals on the left testis was found, however, slight blood flow was detected by the ultrasound examination enhanced by Levovist. As a result of the examination we left the testis intact, although the color of the testicular parenchyma remained black. One year after the surgery, an ultrasound examination was done again and good vascurality was observed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology and Radiology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Nagoya, Japan. akiuda@m.ehime-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Akiko
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: Yutaro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: Yoshiyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kojima
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Miyagawa
authors.forename: Masato
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Kenjiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kohri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003287:Contrast Media; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011134:Polysaccharides; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D018608:Ultrasonography, Doppler
chemical_list: D003287:Contrast Media; D011134:Polysaccharides; C059891:SHU 508