Ultrasonographic evaluation of patients with male accessory gland infection

Andrologia

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 26-31

  La Vignera, S ^a   Calogero, A E ^a   Condorelli, R A ^a   Vicari, L O ^a   Catanuso, M ^a   D'Agata, R ^a   Vicari, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Male accessory gland infection; Male infertility; Transrectal ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDIDYMITIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE ACCESSORY GLAND INFECTION; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; MALE INFERTILITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSTATITIS; SEMINAL VESICLE DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

ADULT; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; INFECTION; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE;

EID: 84861500967     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2010.01132.x     Document Type: Article

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