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A prospective evaluation of scrotal ultrasonography in clinical practice
Author(s) -
Adeyoju A.B.,
Collins G.N.,
Pollard A.J.,
Liaw J.,
Brooman P.J.,
O'Reilly P.H.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
bju international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.773
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1464-410X
pISSN - 1464-4096
DOI - 10.1046/j.1464-410x.2000.00704.x
Subject(s) - ultrasonography , medicine , radiology , clinical practice , medical physics , general surgery , physical therapy
Objectives To prospectively evaluate scrotal ultrasonography (SUS) in patients presenting with scrotal symptoms and to make recommendations about use of SUS in clinical practice. Patients and methods Forty‐eight men with scrotal symptoms were examined by a urologist and independently underwent SUS by one radiologist with no knowledge of the clinical diagnosis. The clinical and SUS diagnoses were compared and the effect on subsequent management recorded. Results The clinical and SUS diagnoses agreed in 35 men (73%) although SUS provided an additional diagnosis in half of these men. The SUS diagnosis differed in 13 men (27%) although the management was altered in only four patients. Conclusion The clinical diagnosis is correct in most men with scrotal symptoms; the routine use of SUS is inappropriate and should be reserved for specific indications.