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Imaging of Acute Conditions of Male Reproductive Organs

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There is normally 1–2 ml of fluid between the visceral and parietal layers of the tunica albuginea that surrounds the testis. The presence of abnormal amount of fluid in this space can be seen with hydrocele, hematocele, or pyocele.

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  1. Diagnostic Imaging Department, Azienda Ospedaliera della Provincia di Lecco – Presidio Ospedaliero A. Manzoni, Lecco, Italy

    Caterina Missiroli MD

  2. Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 10 Museum Way, # 524, Boston, MA, 02141, USA

    Ajay Singh MD

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Missiroli, C., Singh, A. (2013). Imaging of Acute Conditions of Male Reproductive Organs. In: Singh, A. (eds) Emergency Radiology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9592-6_8

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