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Scrotal Trauma: Multimedia

Author: Robert A Mevorach, MD, Associate Professor, Departments of Urology and Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine
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Updated: Jul 17, 2009

Multimedia

Transverse scrotal ultrasound image shows left in...Media file 1: Transverse scrotal ultrasound image shows left intratesticular hematoma and hematocele consistent with testis rupture. Increased testis size on left is a soft sign, as hematoma alone could result in this finding.
Transverse scrotal ultrasound image shows left in...

Transverse scrotal ultrasound image shows left intratesticular hematoma and hematocele consistent with testis rupture. Increased testis size on left is a soft sign, as hematoma alone could result in this finding.

Longitudinal image of left testis showing discont...Media file 2: Longitudinal image of left testis showing discontinuity of tunica albuginea. This finding mandates scrotal exploration.
Longitudinal image of left testis showing discont...

Longitudinal image of left testis showing discontinuity of tunica albuginea. This finding mandates scrotal exploration.

This longitudinal Doppler image shows perfused te...Media file 3: This longitudinal Doppler image shows perfused testicular tissue exuding through disrupted tunica albuginea, eliminating any doubt regarding the diagnosis of testicular rupture.
This longitudinal Doppler image shows perfused te...

This longitudinal Doppler image shows perfused testicular tissue exuding through disrupted tunica albuginea, eliminating any doubt regarding the diagnosis of testicular rupture.

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Further Reading

Keywords

scrotal trauma, testis trauma, scrotal avulsion, blunt scrotal trauma, penetrating scrotal trauma, scrotal swelling, scrotal hematoma, scrotal wall ecchymosis, scrotal injury avulsion, scrotal injury, scrotum injury, scrotum trauma

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Robert A Mevorach, MD, Associate Professor, Departments of Urology and Pediatrics, University of Rochester School of Medicine
Robert A Mevorach, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Pediatrics and American Urological Association
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Edmund S Sabanegh Jr, MD, Director, Center for Male Fertility, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Edmund S Sabanegh Jr, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Surgeons, American Medical Association, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, American Society of Andrology, American Urological Association, Society for the Study of Male Reproduction, Society of Reproductive Surgeons, and Southwest Oncology Group
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Martin I Resnick, MD †, Former Lester Persky Professor and Chair, Department of Urology, Former Professor, Department of Oncology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
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J Stuart Wolf Jr, MD, FACS, David A Bloom Professor of Urology, Director of Division of Minimally Invasive Urology, Department of Urology, University of Michigan
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Bradley Fields Schwartz, DO, FACS, Professor of Urology, Director, Center for Laparoscopy and Endourology, Department of Surgery, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
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