Antenatal sonographic diagnosis of testicular torsion

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 522-524

  Herman, A ^a,b   Schvimer, M ^a   Tovbin, J ^a   Sandbank, J ^a   Bukovski, I ^a   Strauss, S ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Antenatal sonographic diagnosis; Antenatal testicular torsion; Extravaginal torsion of testis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCROTUM; TESTIS TORSION;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; SCROTUM; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0036434297     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.2002.00837.x     Document Type: Article

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