Testicular Compartment Syndrome: A New Approach to Conceptualizing and Managing Testicular Torsion

Urology

Volumn 72, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 786-789

  Kutikov, Alexander ^a   Casale, Pasquale ^a   White, Michael A ^a   Meyer, Wesley A ^a   Chang, Andy ^a   Gosalbez, Rafael ^a   Canning, Douglas A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLOR; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; FASCIOTOMY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDLE; OPERATING ROOM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; TESTICULAR COMPARTMENT SYNDROME; TESTICULAR FASCIOTOMY; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS TORSION; TUNICA ALBUGINEA; TUNICA VAGINALIS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMPARTMENT SYNDROMES; HUMANS; MALE; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTICULAR DISEASES; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE;

EID: 53149147046     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.03.031     Document Type: Article

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