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Technetium 99m scan in acute scrotal lesions.
Urology. 1987 Dec; 30(6):586-93.U

Abstract

Scrotal scintigraphy is nearly 100 per cent accurate in identifying testicular torsion and can distinguish that condition, which requires an operation, from torsion of testicular appendages, which often can be treated nonoperatively. The technique is 90 per cent accurate in distinguishing epididymo-orchitis, epididymitis, and testicular abscess and is valuable in the follow-up of testicular torsion or inflammation. It can screen patients for varicocele, identifying possible candidates for spermatic venography and embolization. However, it has nothing to offer in the differential diagnosis of painless testicular masses.

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Eshghi M
Department of Urology, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, New York.
Silver L
No affiliation info available
Smith AD
No affiliation info available

MeSH

Acute DiseaseEpididymitisGenital Diseases, MaleHumansMaleOrchitisRadionuclide ImagingScrotumSpermatic Cord TorsionTechnetium

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

3686779

Citation

Eshghi, M, et al. "Technetium 99m Scan in Acute Scrotal Lesions." Urology, vol. 30, no. 6, 1987, pp. 586-93.
Eshghi M, Silver L, Smith AD. Technetium 99m scan in acute scrotal lesions. Urology. 1987;30(6):586-93.
Eshghi, M., Silver, L., & Smith, A. D. (1987). Technetium 99m scan in acute scrotal lesions. Urology, 30(6), 586-93.
Eshghi M, Silver L, Smith AD. Technetium 99m Scan in Acute Scrotal Lesions. Urology. 1987;30(6):586-93. PubMed PMID: 3686779.
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