EVALUATION OF SCROTAL SCAN FOR DIAGNOSIS OF VARICOCELE
1979 Volume 70 Issue 1 Pages 53-60
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1979 Volume 70 Issue 1 Pages 53-60
A classification for the degree of varicocele is determined in general practice by inspection and palpation alone. This, however, did not seem to be a most useful indicator. A new diagnostic technique is necessary for accurate and reliable interpretation of varicocle.
Fifteen patients with grades II or III varicoceles were studied by the method of 99mTC scrotal scan.
Information from scrotal radionuclide image was correlated well with the clinical course and the venographic findings. The feature of varicocele was showed in perfusion phase rather than tissue phase. This technique reflect the vascular flow from the testis, but the scrotal image should be reviewed along with the clinical as well as the other routine data.
We emphasize that scrotal scan is a useful method for the detection of varicocele and may give excellent support in the dagnosis of subclinical varicocele.
