[Rupture of the testicle: comparison of the echographic picture and operative findings].

9 patients suffering from testicular rupture, owing to blunt scrotal trauma, were examined with ultrasound and then underwent surgical exploration. Sonography correctly diagnosed testicular rupture in 8 patients, 1 false-negative occurred. Clinical examination often is difficult in evaluating testicular trauma, sonography provides a useful tool for improved diagnosis in testicular rupture.

[Various echographic features in testicular torsion].

The Authors discuss the informations that can be obtained from sonography in testicular torsion on the basis of 21 patients. The different sonographic features of the twisted testis, which are time-related, are reported and stressed. Ultrasonography is a very sensitive diagnostic tool and can be a useful complement of clinical examination.