ultrasound of the scrotum to be recommended for various diseases. This study helps to establish a pathological site on the affected organ. The examination is also conducted in healthy men to eliminate diseases. Special preparatory measures are not required for it. An examination is appointed by a specialist.
Characteristics of the procedure
ultrasound is performed using an ultrasound machine. The sound wave is sent from the nozzle towards the organ. When a wave meets the organ, its reverse redirection takes place. An image of this organ appears on the screen of the device. With ultrasound examination of the scrotum, the wave collides with the testicles and spermatic cord. The picture allows you to study the size of the paired sex glands and their location in the scrotum.
This survey is based on the principle of echolocation. The prototype of the ultrasound machine was a marine echo sounder, which was used to examine the seabed for the presence of foreign objects.
Symptoms requiring a hardware examination
Ultrasound is assigned to patients suffering from various diseases. The appointment is carried out in the presence of the following unpleasant symptoms:
- Pain sensations in the scrotum;
- Swelling of the organ;
- Changing its shape;
- Increase one of the testes.
The frequent cause of various urinary infections is the pain in the scrotum. Pain causes an inflammatory process. Identify the pathology can be with a careful study of the place of pain irradiation. Pain sensations in the scrotum may indicate the presence of torsion testes, varicocele and orchitis.
The ultrasound of the organ is performed with a strong puffiness. Edema often accompanies the patient's hydrocele. In this disease, a man accumulates fluid under the testicle. A large amount of fluid entails a significant stretching of the scrotum tissues. Eggs are not felt during palpation.
If a man has noticed that the scrotum has changed shape or if one of the testicles has increased, he needs ultrasound. Such changes are characteristic for testicular orchitis, torsion of the spermatic cord and varicocele. It is impossible to identify pathology independently without a hardware examination.
Diseases revealed in the study of the body
There are a number of pathologies in which a patient needs ultrasound. Scrotal examination is prescribed for problems such as:
- Organ trauma;
- Orchitis;
- Hydroseal;
- Do not omit one sex gland;
- Prostatitis;
- Identification of infertility problems;
- Various tumors.
Ultrasound examination is used for scrotal injury. Injuries can be internal and external. When researching a doctor, the effects in soft tissues, genital glands and spermatic cord are of interest. If the consequences of trauma do not appear in time, the patient develops a complication.
Orchitis is an inflammatory disease of one of the gonads. The testicle changes its shape and swells. To find out how and where inflammation is localized, scrotal ultrasound will help.
With a hydrocele, a man does not feel his testicles. To determine which of the shells accumulates fluid, you need a hardware survey. Ultrasound helps to establish a damaged gland and to prescribe the necessary treatment.
Rarely in men there is such a pathology as cryptorchidism. The problem is characterized not by the descent of one of the testicles into the scrotum. It is important for a doctor to know the location of this gland. To detect the site where it is located, ultrasound is used. A hardware test should be performed before the operation. This pathology is eliminated by the surgical method.
Prostatitis affects the patient's prostate gland. The disease is accompanied by a strong inflammation of this organ. The pathological process has the property of spreading along the vas deferens. This can manifest inflammation of the testicles. To identify the inflamed part of the spermatic cord, the specialist applies ultrasound diagnostics.
Many men turn to andrologists with a problem of infertility. When identifying the factors that led to it, various types of diagnostics are used. Ultrasound is necessary to establish the forms of the sexual glands and the patency of the vas deferens.
The main reason for the appointment of the study are various tumors in the scrotum. In the image, the doctor clearly sees the border and the shape of the tumor. This examination allows you to exclude the diagnosis-oncology.
How the procedure is performed
The examination is carried out at different times of the day. It does not require special training. The scrotum is an external organ. It does not have pressure from the bladder and prostate. Emptying the bladder can not be done.
Before the procedure begins, the patient is placed on a special couch. The gel is applied to the scrotum, which allows the nozzle to slide easily over the surface of the organ under examination. During the examination, the nozzle in some areas presses on the scrotum tissue. This is necessary for a thorough study of the sex glands. The total time of the procedure is 10-20 minutes. It depends on the pathology of internal organs.
At the end of the procedure, the gel remains are wiped off with a disposable napkin. The patient can leave the office. The specialist describes the picture seen in the hospital card. Based on this examination, the man is given the necessary treatment.
Whether such research is dangerous
There is a large number of disputes over the dangers of this procedure. Some experts say that frequent ultrasound affects the health of organs. But modern doctors denied this statement.
Ultrasonic waves do not disturb the structure and trophies of tissues, therefore, do not have harmful effects.
To date, the procedure has no contraindications. An exception is only the children's age. Ultrasonography of genital organs is not performed in boys younger than two years. During this period, the sexual system is formed. The ultrasound may break this process. In this case, the study is carried out for acute need.
Also a contraindication may be a hypersensitivity to the gel, which is used in the ultrasound diagnosis. Such patients are recommended to replace the substance or to refuse a hardware examination.
To establish the correct diagnosis, specialists should examine the affected organs. Ultrasound allows us to do this qualitatively. After the procedure, the doctors do not diagnose the questions. The patient is given the necessary treatment.
