Cholesterol crystals in hydroceles: Sonographic detection and possible significance

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 169, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 527-529

  Gooding, Gretchena W ^a   Leonhardt, Wayne C ^a   Marshall, Gregory ^a   Seltzer, Marc A ^a   Presti Jr , Josephc ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYSTAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030832239     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.169.2.9242769     Document Type: Article

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