TY - JOUR
T1 - ACR appropriateness criteria® acute onset of scrotal pain - Without trauma, without antecedent mass
AU - Remer, Erick M.
AU - Casalino, David D.
AU - Arellano, Ronald S.
AU - Bishoff, Jay T.
AU - Coursey, Courtney A.
AU - Dighe, Manjiri
AU - Fulgham, Pat
AU - Israel, Gary M.
AU - Lazarus, Elizabeth
AU - Leyendecker, John R.
AU - Majd, Massoud
AU - Nikolaidis, Paul
AU - Papanicolaou, Nicholas
AU - Prasad, Srinivasa
AU - Ramchandani, Parvati
AU - Sheth, Sheila
AU - Vikram, Raghunandan
AU - Karmazyn, Boaz
PY - 2012/3
Y1 - 2012/3
N2 - Men or boys, who present with acute scrotal pain without prior trauma or a known mass, most commonly suffer from torsion of the spermatic cord; epididymitis or epididymoorchitis; or torsion of the testicular appendages. Less common causes of pain include a strangulated hernia, segmental testicular infarction, or a previously undiagnosed testicular tumor. Ultrasound is the study of choice to distinguish these disorders; it has supplanted Tc-99 m scrotal scintigraphy for the diagnosis of spermatic cord torsion. MRI should be used in a problem solving role if the ultrasound examination is inconclusive. The ACR Appropriateness Criteria® are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed every two years by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and review include an extensive analysis of current medical literature from peer reviewed journals and the application of a well-established consensus methodology (modified Delphi) to rate the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures by the panel. In those instances where evidence is lacking or not definitive, expert opinion may be used to recommend imaging or treatment.
AB - Men or boys, who present with acute scrotal pain without prior trauma or a known mass, most commonly suffer from torsion of the spermatic cord; epididymitis or epididymoorchitis; or torsion of the testicular appendages. Less common causes of pain include a strangulated hernia, segmental testicular infarction, or a previously undiagnosed testicular tumor. Ultrasound is the study of choice to distinguish these disorders; it has supplanted Tc-99 m scrotal scintigraphy for the diagnosis of spermatic cord torsion. MRI should be used in a problem solving role if the ultrasound examination is inconclusive. The ACR Appropriateness Criteria® are evidence-based guidelines for specific clinical conditions that are reviewed every two years by a multidisciplinary expert panel. The guideline development and review include an extensive analysis of current medical literature from peer reviewed journals and the application of a well-established consensus methodology (modified Delphi) to rate the appropriateness of imaging and treatment procedures by the panel. In those instances where evidence is lacking or not definitive, expert opinion may be used to recommend imaging or treatment.
KW - MRI
KW - acute scrotum/acute scrotal pain
KW - appropriateness criteria
KW - epididymoorchitis
KW - testicular torsion
KW - ultrasound
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U2 - 10.1097/RUQ.0b013e3182493c97
DO - 10.1097/RUQ.0b013e3182493c97
M3 - Review article
C2 - 22357246
AN - SCOPUS:84857872091
SN - 0894-8771
VL - 28
SP - 47
EP - 51
JO - Ultrasound Quarterly
JF - Ultrasound Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -