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Physical examination of the epididymis made easy: a novel, reproducible and structured approach
Department of Urology, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Address correspondence to Dr. Darren Beiko, Department
of Urology, Kingston General Hospital, 76 Stuart Street,
Kingston, ON K7L 2V7 Canada
Canadian Journal of Urology 2014, 21(4), 7396-7398.
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The epididymis is the most common source of acute and chronic scrotal pain in the outpatient setting, yet there are no standardized methods for proper palpation of this organ. We describe a novel scrotal examination technique that is reproducible and easy to learn. Our technique utilizes a maneuver we call testicular ‘framing’, and in our experience this maneuver almost invariably leads to proper diagnosis of epididymal pathology by facilitating successful palpation of the epididymal head, body and tail.Keywords
epididymis, physical examination, palpation
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Pierdomenico, A.D., Beiko, D. (2014). Physical examination of the epididymis made easy: a novel, reproducible and structured approach. Canadian Journal of Urology, 21(4), 7396–7398.
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Pierdomenico AD, Beiko D. Physical examination of the epididymis made easy: a novel, reproducible and structured approach. Can J Urology. 2014;21(4):7396–7398.
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A.D. Pierdomenico and D. Beiko, “Physical examination of the epididymis made easy: a novel, reproducible and structured approach,” Can. J. Urology, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 7396–7398, 2014.
Copyright © 2014 The Author(s). Published by Tech Science Press.This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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