Scrotal emergencies

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 516-521

  Baldisserotto, Matteo ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Children; Emergency; Scrotum; Testis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ACUTE SCROTUM; CHILD; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EMERGENCY CARE; EPIDIDYMITIS; EPIPIDYMOORCHITIS; HERNIA INCARCERATION; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCROTAL EDEMA; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCROTUM DISORDER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TESTIS DISEASE; TESTIS INJURY; TESTIS TORSION;

CHILD; CRITICAL CARE; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRICS; SCROTUM; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION; TESTICULAR DISEASES;

EID: 63049106825     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-1134-0     Document Type: Review

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