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Reversal of diastolic plateau in partial testicular torsion
Author(s) -
Dogra Vikram S.,
Sessions Annette,
Mevorach Robert A.,
Rubens Deborah J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
journal of clinical ultrasound
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.272
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1097-0096
pISSN - 0091-2751
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0096(200102)29:2<105::aid-jcu1007>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - medicine , torsion (gastropod) , testicular torsion , spermatic cord torsion , ultrasound , color doppler , diastole , doppler ultrasound , radiology , surgery , ultrasonography , blood pressure
Testicular torsion is a urologic emergency. The ability of color and power Doppler sonography to diagnose partial testicular torsion definitively remains uncertain. We present a case in which color Doppler findings were indeterminate and the diagnosis of partial testicular torsion was made on the basis of spectral waveform analysis. The characteristic findings in the spectral waveform were asymmetry between the 2 testes, with a higher intratesticular resistance index on the affected side, and reversal of the diastolic plateau on the affected side. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Clin Ultrasound 29:105–108, 2001.