Clinical presentation of acute scrotum in young males

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 281-286

  Liu, Chia Chu ^a   Huang, Shu Pin ^a,b   Chou, Yii Her ^a,b   Li, Ching Chia ^a   Wu, Ming Tsang ^c   Huang, Chun Hsiung ^a,b   Wu, Wen Jeng ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute scrotum; Epididymo orchitis; Testicular appendage; Testicular torsion; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ACUTE SCROTUM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHITIS; PYURIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; TESTIS TORSION;

EID: 34447312219     PISSN: 1607551X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1607-551X(09)70410-3     Document Type: Article

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