title: Scrotal emergencies.
abstract: This review describes the clinical, grey-scale and colour Doppler US findings of different conditions that may be the cause of an acute scrotum. The US appearances of testicular torsion, torsion of the appendix testis, epididymoorchitis, incarcerated hernia and idiopathic scrotal oedema are described. Some of the major studies regarding the sensitivity and specificity of US in the diagnosis of these diseases are reviewed. Grey-scale and colour Doppler US demonstrate high accuracy in the aetiological diagnosis of an acute scrotum and can differentiate between diseases that require immediate surgical intervention and those that can be treated conservatively.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Hospital Sao Lucas da Pontificia, Universidade Católica do Rio Grando do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil. matteob@terra.com.br
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baldisserotto
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D004630:Emergencies; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010372:Pediatrics / Q000379:methods; D012611:Scrotum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013086:Spermatic Cord Torsion / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014463:Ultrasonography