Torsion of the testicular appendages: Sonographic appearance

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-192

  Strauss, Simon ^a   Faingold, Ricardo ^b   Manor, Hana ^b  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acute; Appendix testis; Scrotum; Testis; Torsion

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; SCANNING; SURGERY;

ACUTE SCROTUM; APPENDIX TESTIS; APPENDIX TESTIS TORSION; TORSION TESTIS;

ULTRASONIC IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; TESTIS TORSION;

EID: 0031103862     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.1997.16.3.189     Document Type: Article

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