The acute scrotum: A review of 40 cases

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 177-181

  Abul, Fawzi ^a   Al Sayer, Hilal ^a   Arun, Narayanaswamy ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b AL AMIRI HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Acute scrotum; Epididymitis; Testicular appendage; Testis; Torsion

Indexed keywords

ACUTE SCROTUM; ADULT; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE DURATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; REVIEW; SALVAGE THERAPY; SCROTUM DISORDER; TESTIS TORSION; URINALYSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCROTUM; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; SYNDROME;

EID: 18644384483     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000084636     Document Type: Review

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