A 19-year review of paediatric patients with acute scrotum

Scandinavian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 62-66

  Mäkelä, Eija ^a   Lahdes Vasama, T ^a   Rajakorpi, H ^b   Wikstrom S ^b  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute scrotum; Epididymitis; Paediatric; Spermatic cord torsion; Testis; Torsion; Torsion of testicular appendage

Indexed keywords

ACUTE SCROTUM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMITIS; ERYTHEMA; FEVER; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PAIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SCROTAL SWELLING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS TORSION;

EID: 33947669810     PISSN: 14574969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145749690709600112     Document Type: Article

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