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Figure 1. Spermatic cord torsion on power Doppler ultrasound. (a) Appearances at 4 h duration of symptoms. The testis demonstrates no colour Doppler signal and is avascular, but with a normal testicular reflective texture. The testis remains viable. (b) Appearances at 8 h duration of symptoms. The avascular testis has small areas of low reflectivity remaining viable (arrows), but with pockets of irreversible ischaemia (compare with Figure 1a). (c) Appearances at 36 h duration of symptoms. The testis is inhomogeneous with intense hyperaemia of the paratesticular tissues; the testis is no longer viable. A stranded haemato-hydrocele is also present (arrow).
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