Sonographic findings in tuberculous epididymo-orchitis

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 302-305

  Türkvatan, Aysel ^a   Kelahmet, Esra ^a   Yazgan, Çisel ^a   Ölçer, Tülay ^a  

^a TURKIYE YUKSEK IHTISAS HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epididymo orchitis; Testis; Tuberculosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMITIS; EXTRAPULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; ORCHITIS; PROSTATE; SEMINAL VESICLE; TESTIS; TUBERCULOUS EPIDIDYMOORCHITIS; UROGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMANS; MALE; ORCHITIS; TUBERCULOSIS, MALE GENITAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR;

EID: 3042785712     PISSN: 00912751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jcu.20035     Document Type: Article

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