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Hematospermia: imaging findings.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  16802198     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Hematospermia is an anxiety provoking but otherwise generally benign and self-limited condition that is infrequently associated with significant underlying pathology, and is most often considered to be idiopathic in nature. Management with routine clinical evaluation, watchful waiting, and reassurance generally suffice without further diagnostic workup or treatment. Noninvasive imaging may play an important role in the diagnostic workup of men with hematospermia, particularly in those who are >40 years old, have other associated symptoms or signs of disease, or have persistence of hematospermia. Many entities may be encountered in association with hematospermia at imaging, and specific therapeutic interventions may be used if certain treatable underlying pathologies are coincidentally detected. In this comprehensive review, we discuss the potential etiologies, diagnostic workup, imaging techniques, relevant male pelvic anatomy, imaging appearance of specific associated pathologies, and treatment for hematospermia.
Authors:
D A Torigian; P Ramchandani
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Abdominal imaging     Volume:  32     ISSN:  0942-8925     ISO Abbreviation:  Abdom Imaging     Publication Date:    2007 Jan-Feb
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2007-05-11     Completed Date:  2007-09-27     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9303672     Medline TA:  Abdom Imaging     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  29-49     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. Drew.Torigian@uphs.upenn.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Age Factors
Diagnostic Imaging*
Genital Diseases, Male / diagnosis
Hemospermia / diagnosis*,  etiology,  therapy
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Prostatic Diseases / diagnosis
Seminal Vesicles / pathology
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Ultrasonography, Doppler

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