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This pictorial review illustrates the findings in the sonographic examination of the male genital tract in children with cystic fibrosis (from newborn to age 12 years). We illustrate the variability in appearance and discuss the differences in findings from those in adult males with cystic fibrosis.
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Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, and Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, are affiliated with the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Rathaus, V., Werner, M., Freud, E. et al. Sonographic findings of the genital tract in boys with cystic fibrosis. Pediatr Radiol 36, 162–166 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-005-0055-4
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