Neonatal testicular torsion - A lost cause?

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 502-504

  Mathews John, Cheri ^a   Kooner, Gagan ^a   Mathew, Deepa E ^a   Ahmed, Shiban ^a   Kenny, Simon E ^a,b  

^a ALDER HEY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infarction; Neonatal; Testes; Torsion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFARCTION; ISCHEMIA; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS TORSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFARCTION; MALE; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 41149089237     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00701.x     Document Type: Article

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