ABC
Lo scroto acuto
Acute scrotum
Simona Salis1, Ingrid Rabach2, Rita Giorgi3, Elisabetta Cattaruzzi4, Lorenzo Calligaris3, Egidio Barbi3
1Scuola di Specializzazione in Pediatria, Università di Trieste
2Clinica Pediatrica, 3SC di Pediatria d’Urgenza e Pronto Soccorso Pediatrico, 4Radiologia a Indirizzo Pediatrico, IRCCS Materno-Infantile “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste
Settembre 2015 - pagg. 448 -451
Abstract
Acute scrotum is a common cause of medical evaluation for children and adolescents.
Diagnostic delay in case of a testicular torsion can lead to an ischemic damage of the
gonad. The medical history and the clinical findings are not always clearly indicative for
one cause or another, while the eco-color-doppler will very often be able to provide useful
information to guide the diagnosis. Surgical evaluation is essential in every case in
which there is a diagnostic dilemma.
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