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The value of the negative radionuclide scrotal scan in the management of the acutely inflamed scrotum in children.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  459018     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Torsion of the testis remains a clinical diagnosis and confirmatory testing is not required when the classic signs and symptoms are present. Conflicting laboratory data or adjunctive diagnostic studies should not dissuade the surgeon from exploration when the clinical index of suspicion is high. In those patients having equivocal clinical findings when the diagnosis of torsion is not clear-cut radionuclide scrotal imaging may be useful. In this series a negative scrotal scan at the time of acute scrotal pain did predict reliably the diagnosis of non-torsion, suggesting that in the appropriate clinical setting scrotal imaging is useful in avoiding surgical exploration.
Authors:
S J Kogan; L G Lutzker; L A Perez; I Novich; K M Schneider; M K Hanna; S B Levitt
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of urology     Volume:  122     ISSN:  0022-5347     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Urol.     Publication Date:  1979 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1979-09-27     Completed Date:  1979-09-27     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376374     Medline TA:  J Urol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  223-5     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adolescent
Child
Genital Diseases, Male / radionuclide imaging,  therapy
Humans
Inflammation / radionuclide imaging,  therapy
Male
Scrotum / radionuclide imaging*

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