Penetrating trauma to the external genitalia in Operation Iraqi Freedom

International Journal of Impotence Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 145-148

  Waxman, S ^a,d   Beekley, A ^b   Morey, A ^c   Soderdahl, D ^a  

^a BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MADIGAN ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

Genitalia; Penis; Scrotum; Testicle; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BATTLE INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PENETRATING TRAUMA; PENIS INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS INJURY; UROGENITAL TRACT INJURY; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADULT; GENITALIA, MALE; HUMANS; IRAQ; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PENIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCROTUM; TESTIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; UNITED STATES; WAR; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 62449275901     PISSN: 09559930     EISSN: 14765489     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijir.2008.59     Document Type: Article

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