Study of Acute Scrotal Diseases using Ultrasound

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to study the ultrasound of acute scrotal disorders. This study was carried out in Zayed military hospital, Abu Dhabi (UAE) United Arab Emirates between April 2014 and September 2014, 50 patients aged from 2 years to 84 years old with acute scrotal symptoms, who underwent scrotal ultrasonography, were retrospectively reviewed, the clinical presentation outcome, and ultrasound result were analyzed. The presentation symptoms were divided into three groups, including scrotal pain, painless scrotal, and swelling or mass. The main finding of study group was 13 (26%) had varicocele ,8 (16%) had hydrocele , 6 (12%) had infection ,5 (10%) had cyst ,5 (10%) had epididimitis and epididimitis orcitis,4 (8%) normal ,3 (6%) had microlithiasis ,3 (6%) had wall thickened of scrotal ,1 (2%) had ectopic tactical ,1 (2%) had reactive lymph node ,1 (2%) had inguinal hernia. The most common cause of scrotal pain was (varicocele,hydrocele,infection,epididmitis,epididimitisorcitis,microlit hasis, scrotal wall thickened, and others. Ultrasound plays an important role in diagnosis of acute scrotal disorders and in planning for proper management. Color Doppler sonography CDS is an important imaging modality for the clinical assessment of patients with acute scrotum , the information’s it can afford are operator- dependent and have to be supported by the history and physical exam of the patient.