Extravaginal testicular torsion: a clinical entity with unspecified surgical anatomy
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Ultrasonography of Extravaginal Testicular Torsion in Neonates
BACKGROUND Extravaginal testicular torsion (ETT), also called prenatal or perinatal, occurs prenatally and is present at birth or appears within the first month of life. It has different etiology than intravaginal torsion, which appears later in life. Testicular torsion must be taken into consideration in differential diagnosis of acute scrotum and should be confirmed or ruled out at first diag...
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عنوان ژورنال: International braz j urol
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1677-5538
DOI: 10.1590/s1677-55382008000500011