Testicular Infarction and Rupture After Blunt Trauma — Use of Diagnostic Ultrasound
We report the case of a 23-year-old male who suffered localised testicular infarction and rupture following blunt trauma. This pathology is rare after blunt trauma and has not been previously described in literature. The appearance on ultrasound resembled malignancy, necessitating orchidectomy. An o...
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| description | We report the case of a 23-year-old male who suffered localised testicular infarction and rupture following blunt trauma. This pathology is rare after blunt trauma and has not been previously described in literature. The appearance on ultrasound resembled malignancy, necessitating orchidectomy. An overview of the pathology of testicular trauma as well as its management is given with particular emphasis on the use diagnostic ultrasound in testicular trauma. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-533a8098be4e4ab08273a2575e90fdf32025-08-20T02:05:32ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2004-01-01443744110.1100/tsw.2004.101Testicular Infarction and Rupture After Blunt Trauma — Use of Diagnostic UltrasoundAlistair Pace0Christopher Powell1Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Craven Road, Reading RG1 5AN, UKConsultant Urologist, Department of Urology, Royal Berkshire Hospital, Craven Road, Reading RG1 5AN, UKWe report the case of a 23-year-old male who suffered localised testicular infarction and rupture following blunt trauma. This pathology is rare after blunt trauma and has not been previously described in literature. The appearance on ultrasound resembled malignancy, necessitating orchidectomy. An overview of the pathology of testicular trauma as well as its management is given with particular emphasis on the use diagnostic ultrasound in testicular trauma.http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2004.101 |
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| title | Testicular Infarction and Rupture After Blunt Trauma — Use of Diagnostic Ultrasound |
| title_full | Testicular Infarction and Rupture After Blunt Trauma — Use of Diagnostic Ultrasound |
| title_fullStr | Testicular Infarction and Rupture After Blunt Trauma — Use of Diagnostic Ultrasound |
| title_full_unstemmed | Testicular Infarction and Rupture After Blunt Trauma — Use of Diagnostic Ultrasound |
| title_short | Testicular Infarction and Rupture After Blunt Trauma — Use of Diagnostic Ultrasound |
| title_sort | testicular infarction and rupture after blunt trauma use of diagnostic ultrasound |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1100/tsw.2004.101 |
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