Finkelstein M S, Rosenberg H K, Snyder H M, Duckett J W
Urology. 1986 Jan;27(1):1-9. doi: 10.1016/0090-4295(86)90196-2.
Scrotal abnormalities are difficult to assess using clinical criteria alone. Ultrasound provides an accurate means of demonstrating the scrotal contents so that appropriate therapy may be instituted. In a retrospective study, 119 ultrasound examinations of 96 patients (aged 4 days to 23 years) have been compared with the clinical diagnosis, surgical/pathologic findings, and other imaging modalities. The gamut of disease identified included congenital anomalies, neoplasm, trauma, torsion, varicocele, hydrocele, epididymo-orchitis, epididymal cyst/spermatocele, and post-radiation fibrosis. The ultrasound findings correlated well in 93/96 patients. In inconclusive cases, sequential imaging helps differentiate traumatic and inflammatory lesions from neoplastic processes.
仅使用临床标准很难评估阴囊异常情况。超声检查为显示阴囊内容物提供了一种准确的方法，以便能够采取适当的治疗措施。在一项回顾性研究中，对96例患者（年龄从4天至23岁）进行的119次超声检查结果，已与临床诊断、手术/病理检查结果以及其他影像学检查方法进行了比较。所发现的疾病范围包括先天性异常、肿瘤、创伤、扭转、精索静脉曲张、鞘膜积液、附睾炎、附睾囊肿/精液囊肿以及放疗后纤维化。96例患者中有93例的超声检查结果相关性良好。在诊断不明确的病例中，连续成像有助于区分创伤性和炎性病变与肿瘤性病变。
