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| Acute Scrotum – When ultrasound is enough for the diagnosis |
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Carolina Cairrao Padilha, Lara Delgado
Department of Radiology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal
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| Date of Submission | 11-Feb-2022 |
| Date of Decision | 07-Feb-2022 |
| Date of Acceptance | 01-Mar-2022 |
| Date of Web Publication | 27-May-2022 |
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Case
A 45-year-old male presented in the emergency department with a progressive 5 days of pain, in the right testicle. The examination showed a fever (38°C), an increase of the right testicle volume, and pain through palpation. Ultrasound (US) was performed, and what is your diagnosis? [Figure 1], [Figure 2], [Figure 3]. | Figure 1: Gray-scale ultrasound of the right epididymis (a), and color Doppler (b) of the right epididymal head and spermatic cord, in the longitudinal plane
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 | Figure 2: Color Doppler ultrasound in the longitudinal plane of both testicles
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 | Figure 3: Color Doppler ultrasound in the longitudinal plane of the right epididymal tail
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Declaration of patient consent
The authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent forms. In the form, the patient has given his consent for his images and other clinical information to be reported in the journal. The patient understands that his name and initials will not be published and due efforts will be made to conceal identity, but anonymity cannot be guaranteed.
Financial support and sponsorship
Nil.
Conflicts of interest
There are no conflicts of interest.
Correspondence Address:
Carolina Cairrao Padilha,
Department of Radiology, Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Ocidental, Hospital São Francisco Xavier, Estrada Forte Do Alto Duque, 1449-005, Lisbon
Portugal
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
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