Main description:

This book presents a comprehensive study of scrotal ultrasound, helping readers cope with the growing number of pathology pictures revealed by accurate ultrasound examinations, and highlighting the novel applications of contrast-enhanced ultrasonography and elastography.

This unique reference guide to scrotal ultrasonography draws on the accumulated expertise of the Experimental Medicine Department at "Sapienza" University, where the andrological ultrasonography unit has performed over 10,000 testicular ultrasound examinations for various conditions and explored experimental new imaging techniques. This core experience has been enriched by insightful contributions from several international experts to form one of the most comprehensive collections of ultrasound images, many in full color, of scrotal pathology in the world.

The book's emphasis on functional interpretation of the images, supplemented by clinical data, make it a unique tool for clinical management. This approach is intended to increasingly familiarize clinicians with the potentials of ultrasonography, from the basics to the most advanced approaches, so as to encourage them to incorporate this examination as a central component of the diagnostic pathway

Contents:

Chapter 1: Scrotal And Testicular Anatomy

Introduction

Layers Of The Scrotum

The Testis

The Epididymis

The Spermatic Cord

Arteries

Appendices

Examination Technique

Key Messages

Chapter 2: Non-Neoplastic Intratesticular Lesions

Introduction

Cysts

Intratesticular Cysts

Tunica Albuginea Cysts

Tunica Vaginalis Cysts

Dilatation Of Rete Testis

Cystic Ectasia Of The Testis

Age Related Dilatation Of The Rete Testis

Cystic Dysplasia Of The Rete Testis

Rete Testis Cystadenoma

Vasectomy

Epidermoid Cysts

Dermoid Cysts

Calcifications

Global And Segmental Ischemia

Others

Abscess

Adrenal Rest

Sarcoidosis

Testicular Atrophy

Trauma And Orchitis

Post Biopsy Scars

Intratesticular Varicocele

Fibrosis Of The Tunica Albuginea Testicular Gummas

Splenogonadal Fusion

Intratesticular Hematoma

Key Messages

Differential Diagnosis

Chapter 3: Neoplastic Intratesticular Lesions

Introduction

Germ Cell Tumours

Seminomatous Germ Cell Tumours

Non-Seminomatous Germ Cell Tumours

Embryonal Cell Carcinoma

Teratoma

Yolk Sac Tumour

Choriocarcinoma

Mixed Germ Cell Tumours

Regressed Or Primary Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumours

Stromal Cell Tumours

Leydig Cell Tumour

Sertoli Cell Tumour

Other Malignant Tumours

Lymphoma

Leukaemia

Myeloma

Carcinoid

Metastases

Non-Palpable Testicular Lesions: Benignity Vs Malignancy

Chapter 4: Extratesticular Lesions

Introduction

Epididymal Lesions

Epididymal Cysts And Spermatoceles

Inflammation And Infections Of The Epididymis

Epididymitis And Epididymal Abscess

Chronic Epididymitis And Fibrous Pseudotumour

Post-Inflammatory Epididymal Masses

Epididymal Tumours

Benign Epididymal Tumours

Malignant Epididymal Tumours

Spermatic Cord Lesions

Funiculitis

Tumours

Tunica Lesions

Fibrous Pseudotumor

Mesothelioma

Extratesticular Calcifications

Fluid Collections

Hernias

Chapter 5: Acute Scrotum

Introduction

Testicular Torsion

Torsion Of The Appendix Testis