Predictors of testicular viability in testicular torsion

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 387-390

  Cimador, Marcello ^a   DiPace, Maria Rita ^a   Castagnetti, Marco ^a   DeGrazia, Enrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Children; Doppler ultrasound; Orchidectomy; Testicular torsion

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; NECROSIS; ORCHIDOPEXY; ORCHIECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS TORSION;

EID: 34548547252     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.01.194     Document Type: Article

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