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The role of ultrasonography in scrotal traumas

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Fourteen patients with a variety of scrotal lesions have been investigated. In 12 cases surgical exploration was performed, and 2 patients with scrotal wall haematoma received drug treatment.

In the early detection of scrotal traumas ultrasonography is of utmost importance for the definitive diagnosis to be set up.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy

    F. Sasso, G. Gulino, A. Destito & E. Alcini

  2. Institute of Radiology, Rome, Italy

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Sasso, F., Gulino, G., Destito, A. et al. The role of ultrasonography in scrotal traumas. Int Urol Nephrol 26, 209–214 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02768289

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