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ArticleRadiology case reports2022

A case report of staged testicular infarction.

Lei Meng, Ruixian Wang, Zhiyang Zhang, Junfang Wang, Jihua Yang, Guofeng Zhao, Xuan Zhao, Qian Zhang, Jianglei Xu, Cun Liu

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Lei MengSchool of Medical Imaging, Weifang Medical University.
Ruixian WangDepartment of Ultrasound, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University.
Zhiyang ZhangDepartment of Ultrasound, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University.
Junfang WangDepartment of Ultrasound, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University.
Jihua YangDepartment of Ultrasound, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University.
Guofeng ZhaoDepartment of Ultrasound, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University.
Xuan ZhaoDepartment of Ultrasound, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University.
Qian ZhangDepartment of Ultrasound, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University.
Jianglei XuDepartment of Ultrasound, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University.
Cun LiuDepartment of Ultrasound, Central Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University.
Shandong First Medical University · CNWeifang Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Segmental testicular infarction is a rare clinical condition most often seen as acute unilateral scrotal pain. Segmental testicular infarction should be suspected in patients with scrotal pain; when an ultrasound shows hypoechoic or mixed echogenic lesions within the testicular parenchyma; contrast-enhanced ultrasound shows a little or no contrast filling, along with negative multiple tumor markers. This report presents a 60-year-old male who presented with sudden onset of left testicular pain with no apparent cause. Emergency Doppler ultrasound, contrast-enhanced ultrasound, and laboratory tests showed findings characteristic of Segmental testicular infarction. The patient the final diagnosis was based on a combination of clinical findings (regression or cessation of symptoms, no tumor marker abnormalities, no palpable testicular mass) and ultrasound evidence of improvement (size reduction or shape change from oval to wedge) during a follow-up period of at least 3 months.

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Acute testicular painContrast-enhanced ultrasoundData analysisUltrasound

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