Testicular ischemia and infarction following herniorrhaphy or varicocelectomy: evaluation by radionuclide imaging.

Abstract

The postoperative use of testicular imaging to evaluate the preservation of testicular circulation has been reported after orchiopexy, excision of a hematocele, and repair of a traumatized tunica albuginea. The authors discuss the previously unreported use of testicular imaging in patients who have undergone recent herniorrhaphy or varicocelectomy. The scan of a patient with intact testicular perfusion following herniorrhaphy is compared to the scans of two patients with absence of perfusion of a testicle five to seven days following respective herniorrhaphy and varicocelectomy surgeries.

• Authors: C Nagle, K Clark, D Browning, R Howard, J Murphy
• Journal: Clinical nuclear medicine (Clin Nucl Med) Vol. 14 Issue 4 Pg. 243-8 (Apr 1989) ISSN: 0363-9762 [Print] United States
• PMID: 2706865 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Hernia, Inguinal (surgery)
• Humans
• Infarction (diagnostic imaging, etiology)
• Ischemia (diagnostic imaging, etiology)
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Postoperative Complications (diagnostic imaging)
• Radionuclide Imaging
• Testis (blood supply)
• Varicocele (surgery)