[Inguinal and Scrotal Diseases in Children and Adolescents]

Overview

Journal J Korean Soc Radiol

Specialty Radiology

Date 2022 Oct 14

PMID 36238923

Authors

Jaeyoung Lee

Youngtong Kim

Sungshick Jou

Chanho Park

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Abstract

In children and adolescents, inguinal and scrotal diseases are relatively common, and imaging is very useful for the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of these diseases. Therefore, it is important to understand the imaging findings of these diseases. In this article, we classify these diseases into small testes, cryptorchidism, patent processus vaginalis, acute scrotum pain, trauma, testicular tumors, and others and describe their characteristic findings.

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