A New Practical Model of Testes Shield: The Effectiveness During Abdominopelvic Computed Tomography

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dc.contributor.authorSancaktutar, Ahmet Ali
dc.contributor.authorBozkurt, Yasar
dc.contributor.authorOnder, Hakan
dc.contributor.authorSoylemez, Haluk
dc.contributor.authorAtar, Murat
dc.contributor.authorPenbegül, Necmettin
dc.contributor.authorZiypak, Tevfik
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:18:31Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:18:31Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractThe goal of our prospective study was to measure the effect of a new standard model male gonad shield on the testicular radiation exposure during routine abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT). Two hundred male patients who underwent upper abdominal and pelvic CT examinations were included in our study. To prepare the testes shield (TS), 2 No. 8 fluoroscopy radiation-protection gloves made of bismuth (0.35 mm lead equivalent) were used. These gloves were invaginated into one another and their fingers were turned inside out. Scrotums of all patients were pushed into these lead-containing gloves. Upper abdominal CT (n = 6), pelvic CT (n = 9), and abdominopelvic scanning (n = 185) were performed. Immediately after the CT examinations and at postprocedural day 1, the scrotal examinations were repeated. None of the patients exhibited scrotal laceration, edema, eruption, erythema, tenderness, or pain. During the CT examinations, 22 patients (11%) felt unrest because of their exposed genital regions, without any adverse effect on the procedure. Dosimetric measurements of radioactivity inside the TS (dosimeter I) and outside it (dosimeter II) were 6.8 and 69.00 mSv, respectively. Accordingly, the TS we used in our study reduced the radiation exposure of the testes by 90.2% (10.1 times). We think that the use of this radioprotective TS during radiological diagnostic and therapeutic procedures is an appropriate approach from both a medical and legal perspective. Therefore, we recommend this user-friendly, practical, low-cost, and effective TS for all radiologic procedures.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.2164/jandrol.111.015560
dc.identifier.endpage989en_US
dc.identifier.issn0196-3635
dc.identifier.issn1939-4640
dc.identifier.issue5en_US
dc.identifier.pmid22207708
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84871940052
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/A
dc.identifier.startpage984en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2164/jandrol.111.015560
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/18809
dc.identifier.volume33en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000308782500031
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ2
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmer Soc Andrology, Incen_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Andrology
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectRadiation Exposureen_US
dc.subjectAbdominopelvic Cten_US
dc.titleA New Practical Model of Testes Shield: The Effectiveness During Abdominopelvic Computed Tomographyen_US
dc.titleA New Practical Model of Testes Shield: The Effectiveness During Abdominopelvic Computed Tomography
dc.typeArticleen_US

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