Bedside Ultrasound in a Case of Blunt Scrotal Trauma

This case study describes a patient who suffered blunt force trauma to the scrotum. Use of bedside emergency ultrasound facilitated early diagnosis of a ruptured testicle and allowed for prompt urological consultation and timely surgical repair. The utility of bedside emergency ultrasound in the eva...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Cannis, Mark, Mailhot, Thomas, Perera, Phillips
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2013
Materias:
Technology At Beside
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3628458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23599846
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2012.8.12630
_version_ 1782266424178245632
author Cannis, Mark
Mailhot, Thomas
Perera, Phillips
author_facet Cannis, Mark
Mailhot, Thomas
Perera, Phillips
author_sort Cannis, Mark
collection PubMed
description This case study describes a patient who suffered blunt force trauma to the scrotum. Use of bedside emergency ultrasound facilitated early diagnosis of a ruptured testicle and allowed for prompt urological consultation and timely surgical repair. The utility of bedside emergency ultrasound in the evaluation of testicular trauma, as well as the outcome of our case, is discussed here.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-3628458
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2013
publisher Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-36284582013-04-18 Bedside Ultrasound in a Case of Blunt Scrotal Trauma Cannis, Mark Mailhot, Thomas Perera, Phillips West J Emerg Med Technology At Beside This case study describes a patient who suffered blunt force trauma to the scrotum. Use of bedside emergency ultrasound facilitated early diagnosis of a ruptured testicle and allowed for prompt urological consultation and timely surgical repair. The utility of bedside emergency ultrasound in the evaluation of testicular trauma, as well as the outcome of our case, is discussed here. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2013-03 /pmc/articles/PMC3628458/ /pubmed/23599846 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2012.8.12630 Text en Copyright © 2013 the authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
spellingShingle Technology At Beside
Cannis, Mark
Mailhot, Thomas
Perera, Phillips
Bedside Ultrasound in a Case of Blunt Scrotal Trauma
title Bedside Ultrasound in a Case of Blunt Scrotal Trauma
title_full Bedside Ultrasound in a Case of Blunt Scrotal Trauma
title_fullStr Bedside Ultrasound in a Case of Blunt Scrotal Trauma
title_full_unstemmed Bedside Ultrasound in a Case of Blunt Scrotal Trauma
title_short Bedside Ultrasound in a Case of Blunt Scrotal Trauma
title_sort bedside ultrasound in a case of blunt scrotal trauma
topic Technology At Beside
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3628458/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23599846
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2012.8.12630
work_keys_str_mv AT cannismark bedsideultrasoundinacaseofbluntscrotaltrauma
AT mailhotthomas bedsideultrasoundinacaseofbluntscrotaltrauma
AT pereraphillips bedsideultrasoundinacaseofbluntscrotaltrauma

Ejemplares similares