Open Access<p>Assessing the Utility of Ultrasound and Urinalysis for Patients with Possible Epididymo-Orchitis – A Retrospective Study</p>
Author(s) -
Tony Zitek,
Omar Ahmed,
Chee Kin Lim,
Rianda Carodine,
K. L. Martin
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
open access emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.408
H-Index - 14
ISSN - 1179-1500
DOI - 10.2147/oaem.s234413
Subject(s) - urinalysis , medicine , scrotal pain , gold standard (test) , ultrasound , scrotum , orchitis , emergency department , urology , surgery , urine , radiology , psychiatry
Many experts recommend ordering an ultrasound and a urinalysis on all patients with scrotal pain. While the ultrasound may help diagnose a number of potential causes of scrotal pain, the urinalysis primarily has value in assessing for epididymo-orchitis. This study sought to evaluate the utility of these diagnostic tests for patients who presented to the emergency department (ED) with acute scrotal pain and possible epididymo-orchitis.