Editing Lower Urinary Tract Trauma (section)

===== <span style="color:#ff0000">Imaging</span> =====
* '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Modality: ultrasound</span>'''
** Can reliably diagnose testicular rupture with a high level of accuracy in the setting of blunt scrotal trauma.
*** The utility of scrotal ultrasound for the evaluation of testicular rupture in the setting of penetrating scrotal trauma is limited.
** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Ultrasound findings suggestive of testicular fracture include (2):</span>'''
**# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Heterogeneous pattern of the testicular parenchyma</span>'''
**# '''<span style="color:#ff0000">Disruption of the testicular contour/tunica albuginea</span>'''
** '''<span style="color:#ff0000">A normal or equivocal ultrasound study should not delay surgical exploration when physical examination findings suggest testicular damage; definitive diagnosis is often made in the operating room.</span>'''