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PATHOLOGY OF THE SCROTUM TESTICULAR ABSCESS AND PYOCELE
• A PYOCELE IS A COMPLEX HYDROCELE THAT CONTAINS PUS. IT IS OFTEN SEEN IN THE PRESENCE OF A PERSISTENT SCROTAL INFECTION OR RUPTURED TESTICULAR ABSCESS.
• SONOGRAPHICALLY, A PYOCELE WILL APPEAR AS A COMPLEX FLUID COLLECTION WITHIN THE SCROTUM THAT MAY CONTAIN SEPTATIONS AND LOCULATIONS.
• CLINICAL HISTORY IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO MAKE THE DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN A HEMATOCELE, PYOCELE, OR COMPLEX HYDROCELE.
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