Testicular torsion

American Family Physician

Volumn 74, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Ringdahl, Erika ^a   Teague, Lynn ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; ORCHIDOPEXY; ORCHITIS; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; SCINTISCANNING; SCROTAL PAIN; TESTIS BLOOD FLOW; TESTIS TORSION;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTIS;

EID: 33751229898     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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