“My testicles hurt!” Scrotal ultrasonography in the evaluation of adult acute scrotal pain.
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عنوان ژورنال: Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0301-5629
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2019.07.348