Acute scrotum in Nigeria: An 18-year review

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 34-36

  Mbibu, N H ^a   Maitama, H Y ^a   Ameh, E A ^a   Khalid, L M ^a   Adams, L M ^a  

^a AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; EPIDIDYMIS; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HERNIA; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFANT; INFARCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MORBIDITY; NEWBORN; NIGERIA; ORCHITIS; PHYSICIAN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCROTUM DISORDER; SEASON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS TORSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDEMA; EPIDIDYMITIS; FOURNIER GANGRENE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; ORCHITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCROTUM; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 0842287165     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/004947550403400117     Document Type: Article

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