Color-Doppler sonography sensitivity of the spermatic cord in the diagnosis of acute testicular torsion

Abstract

In the period between 1994–96, 16 patients with suspected testicular torsion confirmed during operation, underwent color-Doppler sonography of the spermatic cord after local objective examination. The sonography showed a reduced or absent arterial flow in 15 patients and an increase in flow in 1 patient. In our study, color-Doppler sonography proved to have a sensitivity of 93.7%.