Testicular torsion: A race against time

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 821-827

  Kapoor, S ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NAUSEA; ORCHIDOPEXY; ORCHIECTOMY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCROTAL PAIN; TESTIS TORSION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS; ISCHEMIA; MALE; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 42149100621     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: 17421241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2008.01727.x     Document Type: Review

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