Torsion of undescended testis in a 14-month-old child refusing to bear weight

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 515-519

  Knight, Ryan M ^a   Cuenca, Peter J ^a  

^a San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium   (United States)

Author keywords

History and physical exam; Refusal to bear weight; Testicular torsion; Urology

Indexed keywords

EID: 81255128413     PISSN: 1936900X     EISSN: 19369018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5811/westjem.2011.3.2126     Document Type: Article

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