The utility of scrotal ultrasonography in the emergent setting: beyond epididymitis versus torsion

Abstract

Scrotal pain is a common acute presentation for medical care. Testicular torsion and epididymo-orchitis are two diagnoses for which early detection is critical and their sonographic imaging features have been thoroughly described in the radiologic literature. Other important conditions for which radiologists must be aware have received less attention. This article will highlight key traumatic and non-traumatic causes of acute scrotal pain other than testicular torsion and epididymo-orchitis that may present in the emergency department setting.

Effect of unilateral testicular torsion at different ages on male fertility

“…TT is a relatively rare urological emergency, most commonly encountered in vulnerable children and adolescents. Torsion of the left testicle is more common than the right one, [6][7][8][9] consistent with findings in the present study. Some abnormalities that occur during development of the male reproductive system have reportedly been associated with TT morbidity.…”