Contrast-enhanced ultrasound in testicular trauma: role in directing exploration, debridement and organ salvage.

Abstract

We describe the use of contrast-enhanced ultrasound as an additional imaging technique during an ultrasound examination of a traumatised testis, allowing for confident testicular preserving surgery to be performed.

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Subjects

• Adult
• Athletic Injuries
• Debridement
• Humans
• Male
• Organ Sparing Treatments
• Salvage Therapy
• Testis
• Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color
• Wounds, Nonpenetrating

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Authors

• V Hedayati
• M E Sellars
• D M Sharma
• P S Sidhu

Publication date

2012-03-06

Journal

Journal topics

• Radiology

Language

Eng.

Copyright

The British journal of radiology

Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill, London, UK.

Release reference

Br J Radiol. 2012 Mar;85(1011):e65-8

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