SCROTAL SWELLING- EVALUATION BY HIGH FREQUENCY USG AND COLOUR DOPPLER STUDIES
Journal Title: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 8
Abstract
BACKGROUND The aim of the study is to- 1. Study ultrasonographic and colour Doppler patterns of different causes of scrotal swelling (masses). 2. Asses the role of high frequency real time USG in differentiating testicular and extra testicular masses. MATERIALS AND METHODS A hospital-based cross-sectional study of 100 cases of scrotal pathology were studied over a period of 1 year from 1st August, 2008, to 31st July, 2009, in the Department of Radiodiagnosis, Assam Medical College Hospital at Dibrugarh. All the patients were subjected to grey scale high resolutions USG of scrotum and then scrotal colour Doppler study. Sonographic imaging was performed with Phillips HD-11 real time scanner by using 2.5-5 MHz curvilinear probe and 10 MHz linear transducer. RESULTS Out of 100 cases of scrotal swelling- 97% were benign, 3% were malignant. Among the benign lesions, 82% cases were extra testicular, 7% intratesticular, 8% are both intra and extra testicular in origin. 100% of all malignant lesions were intratesticular. Of the benign lesion- 40% hydrocele, 26% inflammatory lesions, 5% hernia, 6% varicocele, 4% traumatic, 5% cases epididymal cyst, 2% cases torsion. CONCLUSION High resolution, high frequency US and colour Doppler study of scrotum had the advantages of being noninvasiveness, lack of ionising radiation, wide availability, cost effectiveness and repeatability. It is accurate in differentiating testicular ischaemia and torsion, solid and cystic, benign and malignant mass. It is highly sensitive in demonstrating varicocele.
Authors and Affiliations
Krishna Kumar Borah, Karuna Hazarika
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP213572
- DOI 10.18410/jebmh/2017/75
- Views 109
- Downloads 0
HISTOPATHOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF UPPER GASTRO-INTESTINAL MALIGNANCIES IN ENDOSCOPIC BIOPSY AND HELICOBACTER PYLORI STATUS IN GASTRIC MALIGNANCY
BACKGROUND Upper gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is one of the most common sites for neoplasms, especially malignant tumours. Endoscopic biopsy examination followed by histopathological assessment is a convenient procedure...
DISSEMINATED INFECTIONS AS CAUSE OF DEATH DETECTED AT ORGAN AUTOPSY- 2- YEAR STUDY
BACKGROUND Tuberculosis and Malaria are among the leading causes of infectious disease-related deaths worldwide. Plasmodium falciparum is almost always responsible for the most severe cases of malaria, leading to multi o...
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF SELECTIVE INDICATOR PROFILES IN PATIENTS WITH ISCHEMIC STROKE AND HEMORRHAGIC STROKE
BACKGROUND: In Urban India, stroke accounts for 1% mortality in all hospital admissions. The pathogenic role of increased plasma fibrinogen level in causing stroke has been recently reinforced. It was therefore of intere...
GROWTH OF TRIBAL CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA- A STUDY FROM SOUTH INDIA
BACKGROUND Sickle cell anaemia is a multisystem disease associated with end-organ damage, which can adversely affect the growth and development of children. There is no enough data on the effect of this disease on the gr...
CLINICAL AND LABORATORY PROFILE OF POST FEBRILE ARTHRITIS
We have studied 47 cases out of hundreds of cases with poly arthralgias without signs and symptoms suggestive of typical arthritis over a period of one year i.e., January 2013 to January 2014 out of which 28 cases are wo...