Author/Authors :
Brêtas, Salomão School of Medicine - Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil , Tatsuo, Edson Samesima Department of Surgery - School of Medicine - UFMG, Belo Horizonte-MG, Brazil , Brêtas, Monica Odete Oliveira Universidade Gama Filho (UGF), Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil , Brêtas, Caroline Oliveira Escola Superior de Ciências da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória (EMESCAM), Vitória-ES, Brazil
Abstract :
PURPOSE:
To compare the measurement of the testicular volume of Wistar rats using a caliper and ultrasonography.
METHODS:
Forty Wistar rats were randomly assigned into four groups. A tensile force of 1.6 Newton (N) and 1.0 N was applied to the right spermatic cord in group I and group II, respectively. Group III was the sham group, and group IV served as a control. The initial and final testicular volumes were measured using a caliper and ultrasonography and compared. A significance level of 5% was used.
RESULTS:
The Kappa coefficient was equal to 0.292 (p = 0.006). The Pearson correlation coefficient obtained for the percent reduction in the right testicular volume using ultrasonography and a caliper was equal to 0.696 (p < 0.001).
CONCLUSION:
There was reasonable agreement and a significant positive correlation between the percent reduction in the right testicular volume using ultrasonography and a caliper.
Keywords :
Ultrasonography , Testis , Orchiopexy , Traction , Rats
