检查 无法触及睾丸或提示潜在病理改变(例如,发热,胃肠道症状如呕吐,腹泻或便秘,透光试验有阴影)应考虑不同诊断或其他潜在病理改变,应行阴囊超声检查。超声检查在诊断阴囊内病变时有近100%的敏感性。[6]Skoog SJ. Benign and malignant pediatric scrotal masses. Urol Clin North Am. 1997;44:1229-1250.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9326960?tool=bestpractice.com[17]Tekgül S, Dogan HS, Hoebeke P, et al; European Association of Urology. Guidelines on paediatric urology. 2017. http://www.uroweb.org/ (last accessed 3 October 2017).https://uroweb.org/guideline/paediatric-urology/[18]Dogra VS, Gottlieb RH, Oka M, et al. Sonography of the scrotum. Radiology. 2003;227:18-36.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12616012?tool=bestpractice.com
腹股沟区的超声对女性鞘膜积液的诊断也可能有帮助。