A 17-year-old boy underwent a radionuclide scan for testicular torsion. The scan demonstrated a cold defect with a warm ring, indicating a ''missed'' testicular torsion. Operative findings, however, demonstrated epididymitis. A false-positive radionuclide study is described in a patient with epididymitis and the literature of scintigraphy in testicular torsion is reviewed.
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RUSH PRESBYTERIAN ST LUKES MED CTR,RUSH POISON CONTROL CTR,CHICAGO,IL 60612RUSH PRESBYTERIAN ST LUKES MED CTR,RUSH POISON CONTROL CTR,CHICAGO,IL 60612
MOORE, C
LEWIS, D
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LEWIS, D
LEIKIN, J
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