title: [Scrotal ultrasound: anatomy and pathological findings].
abstract: Ultrasonography (US) is the imaging modality of choice for the evaluation of scrotal disease. It provides high anatomical detail and in most cases, it is essential to enable a correct diagnosis and to obtain the right management of the patient. Color Doppler ultrasonography is a non invasive technique that aids important information about testicular perfusion, necessary in reaching a specific diagnosis in many pathologic conditions; moreover contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS), recently introduced in the clinical practice, may be considered an additional tool in the classification and differentiation of testicular pathology. The purpose of this review, is to provide the state of the art on the role of ultrasonography in the evaluation of different scrotal pathologies including vaginal process' disorders, acute scrotum, varicocele, hydrocele, chronic inflammatory diseases and testicular tumours.
authors: Dipartimento di Scienze Medico-Chirurgiche e di Medicina Traslazionale, Facoltà di Medicina e Psicologia. Università Sapienza di Roma, Italia. elsa.iannicelli@uniroma1.it
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authors: Iannicelli
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authors: Sessa
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authors: Sapori
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authors: Cappucci
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authors: Briani
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authors: Federici
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authors: Di Pietropaolo
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authors: Merola
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D012611:Scrotum / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006848:Testicular Hydrocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D013736:Testicular Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D018615:Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color / Q000379:methods; D014646:Varicocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology