Open AccessLongstanding hydrocele in adult black Africans: Is preoperative scrotal ultrasound justified?
Author(s) -
Chukwudi O. Okorie,
Louis L. Pisters,
Ping Liu
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.86130
Subject(s) - hydrocele , medicine , surgery , ultrasound , scrotum , malignancy , radiology , pathology
Longstanding hydrocele is very common among adult Black Africans. Preoperative scrotal ultrasound is widely used for adult patients presenting with hydrocele, with the main aim to rule out more serious underlying pathologies like malignancy or testicular torsion. This paper analyzes the findings and the necessity of automatic ordering of scrotal ultrasound in cases of longstanding hydrocele in adult Black Africans.