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. 2011 Dec;14(4):196-8.
doi: 10.1016/j.jus.2011.09.001. Epub 2011 Sep 15.

Post-traumatic hematoma of the epididymis: Case-report

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Post-traumatic hematoma of the epididymis: Case-report

M Bonardi et al. J Ultrasound. 2011 Dec.

Abstract

Scrotal trauma accounts for less than 1% of all trauma-related injuries. Traumatic injuries of the epididymis are extremely rare.Here we report a rare case of hematoma of the epididymis, diagnosed with US, in a 10-year-old boy after a sport injury.

SommarioI traumi scrotali rappresentano meno dell’1% di tutte le lesioni trauma-correlate e tra queste sono estremamente rare le lesioni traumatiche dell’epididimo.Presentiamo un raro caso di ematoma dell’epididimo, diagnosticato ecograficamente, in un ragazzo di 10 anni in seguito ad un trauma sportivo.

Keywords: Epididymis; Scrotal trauma; Ultrasonography (US).

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Figures

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Figure 1
Hematoma of the epididymis: US shows a rounded lesion, with a dishomogeneous echostructure, mainly hyperechogenous, at the head of right epididymis (A, B).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Hematoma of the epididymis: color-Doppler exam shows the absence of vascularity at the head of epididymis.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The same case of the previous figures, follow-up exam after one month: US shows the complete disappearance of the lesion.

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