[Diagnostic value of high frequency color Doppler ultrasonography for epididymitis].

OBJECTIVES

To evaluate the diagnostic value of color Doppler ultrasonography for epididymitis.

METHODS

High frequency color Doppler ultrasonography was performed in 42 patients with epididymitis and 21 health volunteers.

RESULTS

Compared with control group, epididymis enlarged significantly all in head, body and tail in 92% of patients with epididymitis. Bilateral epididymitis occurred in 73% of patients. Color Doppler flow imaging (CDFI), in patient group, showed the markedly increased flow signals bright in bundle in epididymis. Mild hydroccele of testis and orchitis were companied in most patients(93%). Orchitis was often complicated in the patients with long history.

CONCLUSIONS

High frequency color Doppler ultrasonography can be a preferred exam method and has diagnostic value for epididymitis.