Differentiation of inflammatory from non-inflammatory causes of acute scrotum using relatively simple laboratory tests: Prospective study

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 313-317

  Meštrović, Jakov ^a   Biočić, Mihovil ^a   Pogorelić, Zenon ^a   Furlan, Dubravko ^a   Družijanić, Nikica ^a   Todorić, Davor ^a   Čapkun, Vesna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Acute phase proteins; Acute scrotum; Alkaline phosphatase; C reactive protein; Children; Creatine kinase; Epididymitis; Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Testicular torsion

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE KINASE;

ACUTE SCROTUM; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD SEDIMENTATION; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SCROTUM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84877580972     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: 18734898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2012.03.009     Document Type: Article

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