Acute epididymitis in ultrasound: Results of a prospective study withbaseline and follow-up investigations in 134 patients

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 2013, Pages

  Pilatz, A ^a   Wagenlehner, F ^a   Bschleipfer, T ^a   Schuppe, H C ^a   Diemer, T ^a   Linn, T ^a   Weidner, W ^a   Altinkilic, B ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epididymitis; Orchitis; Scrotal ultrasound; Testicular artery; Testicular atrophy

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPIDIDYMITIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDROCELE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; ORCHITIS; PAIN; PALPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCROTAL PAIN; SCROTAL SWELLING; SPERMATIC CORD; TESTICULAR ENLARGEMENT; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS SIZE; ULTRASOUND SCANNER;

EPIDIDYMITIS; ORCHITIS; SCROTAL ULTRASOUND; TESTICULAR ARTERY; TESTICULAR ATROPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; EPIDIDYMITIS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORCHITIS; PALPATION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890805697     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2013.08.050     Document Type: Article

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