Evaluation of scrotal pathology on ultrasonography

The spectrum of conditions that affect the scrotum and its contents ranges from incidental findings that merely require explanation and patient reassurance to acute pathologic events that require expeditious diagnosis and treatment. ultrasound (us) allows for urgent and accurate differentiation of many causes of scrotal pain,including prompt diagnosis of testicular torsion. advances in high-resolution gray-scale and color doppler us have expanded the clinical applications of scrotal us and have made it the ideal imaging modality for evaluation of the acute scrotum in both children and adults. this paper reviews the incidence of different scrotal pathologies in patients presenting with conditions affecting the scrotum in outpatient department of ghurki trust teaching hospital.