SCROTAL TRAUMA - A REPORT OF 25 CASES

The authors report 25 cases of scrotal trauma treated between 1977 and 1992. The mean age of the patients was 28 years (17-46). Agressions w ere the predominant cause (10 cases) followed by traffic accidents (6 cases) and occupational injuries (4 years). Blunt trauma were more fre quent (20 cases). A painful ecchymotic scrotum was the most constant s ign; confirmed by ultrasound that better defines the lesions. The surg ical exploration was always. indicated and preservation of the gland w as possible in 20 patients.