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

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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.

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    Present address: Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine, 1364 Clifton Rd NE, Atlanta, GA, 30322, USA

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    Christopher R. McAdams & Andrew J. Del Gaizo

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All images in this manuscript were of studies performed for clinical purposes and incorporated into the manuscript via retrospective review. All patient identification information has been removed. Otherwise, this article does not contain any studies with human participants or animals performed by any of the authors.

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McAdams, C.R., Del Gaizo, A.J. The utility of scrotal ultrasonography in the emergent setting: beyond epididymitis versus torsion. Emerg Radiol 25, 341–348 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10140-018-1606-y

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