Rational Approach to Diagnosis and Management of Blunt Scrotal Trauma

Urology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 230-234

  Chandra, Ronil V ^a   Dowling, Richard J ^a   Ulubasoglu, Mehmet ^b   Haxhimolla, Hodo ^c   Costello, Anthony J ^a  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNT SCROTAL TRAUMA; BLUNT TRAUMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCROTAL SWELLING; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUNICA ALBUGINEA; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEMATOCELE; HEMATOMA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCROTUM; WOUNDS, NONPENETRATING;

EID: 34548449006     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.03.064     Document Type: Article

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