Parenchymal Echo Texture Predicts Testicular Salvage After Torsion: Potential Impact on the Need for Emergent Exploration

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 1733-1736

  Kaye, Jonathan D ^a   Shapiro, Edan Y ^a   Levitt, Selwyn B ^a   Friedman, Steven C ^a   Gitlin, Jordan ^a   Freyle, Jaime ^a   Palmer, Lane S ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

pain; testicular torsion; testis; ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BIOPSY; CHI SQUARE TEST; CHILD; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EMERGENCY WARD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NECROSIS; OPERATING ROOM; ORCHIDOPEXY; ORCHIECTOMY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISEASE BY BODY FUNCTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS; TESTIS TORSION; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTIS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER;

EID: 51049090554     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.03.104     Document Type: Article

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