Thursday, April 9, 2015

TORSION OF TESTICULAR APPENDIX - a sonographic depiction

Fig 1- Testicular scan of a pediatric case with h/o left testicular pain . Scan reveals a well defined rounded echogenic spongiform lesion at supratesticular location in the groove between upper pole of testis & epididymis. It is bulky torsed appendix of testis . Testis & epididymis were normal . Minimal peritesticular fluid was also seen . 

PS - It is self limiting condition & can be managed conservatively. 

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