Critical Validation of Colour Doppler Ultrasound in Diagnostics of Acute Scrotum in Children

European Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 386-392

  Stehr, Maximilian ^a   Boehm, R ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute scrotum; Colour Doppler ultrasonography; Epididymo orchitis; Testicular torsion

Indexed keywords

ACUTE SCROTUM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; ISCHEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RELIABILITY; SCROTUM DISORDER; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS TORSION; TREATMENT INDICATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPIDIDYMITIS; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; INFANT; ISCHEMIA; MALE; ORCHITIS; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCROTUM; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 0742288896     PISSN: 09397248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-44728     Document Type: Article

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