Acute scrotum -etiology, clinical presentation and seasonal variation

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 407-410

  Lyronis, Ioannis D ^a,b,c   Ploumis, Nikoloas ^a   Vlahakis, Ioannis ^b   Charissis, Giorgos ^b  

^a Kasteli Health Centre   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF HERAKLION   (Greece)

^c Kasteli Health Center   (Greece)

Author keywords

Acute scrotum; Epididymo orchitis; Spermatic cord torsion; Torsion of appendages

Indexed keywords

ACUTE SCROTUM; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDIDYMIS; HISTORY; HUMAN; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; ORCHITIS; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SCROTAL PAIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPERMATIC CORD; TESTIS; TESTIS TORSION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALE; ORCHITIS; PAIN; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCROTUM; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPERMATIC CORD TORSION;

EID: 67349224615     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-009-0008-2     Document Type: Review

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