ULTRASONOGRAPHY AS A DIAGNOSTIC ADJUNCT FOR THE EVALUATION OF MASSES IN THE SCROTUM

  • 1 January 1982
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 154  (5) , 695-698
Abstract
An advanced, commercial B-mode imaging system was used for prospective preoperative examination of the scrotum in 124 patients. There was a reliable distinction between simple hydrocele and complex fluid collections. Particular attention was directed toward the problem of neoplastic disease mimicking, or masked by, clinical features of inflammatory disease. There were no false-negative results. Twenty-two patients were suspected of having a tumor of the testis upon ultrasonic examination; 19 were proved to have tumor. In only 3 patients was the diagnosis indeterminate. A high degree of correlation existed between the ultrasound and surgical or clinical confirmation. Ultrasound is a safe, simple, expeditious adjunct to improve the clinical diagnosis of masses within the scrotum.

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