Clinical features of testicular torsion and epididymo-orchitis in infants younger than 3 months

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1574-1577

  Chiang, Ming Chou ^a   Chen, Hsiao Wen ^a   Fu, Ren Huei ^a   Lien, Reyin ^a   Wang, Ta Min ^a   Hsu, Jen Fu ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute scrotum; Epididymitis; Epididymo orchitis; Infants; Neonates; Testicular torsion

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ABNORMAL LABORATORY RESULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SURGERY; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; NEWBORN; ORCHITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; TESTIS TORSION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ORCHITIS; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION;

EID: 34548511093     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.04.020     Document Type: Article

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