Urology
Volume 71, Issue 1 , Pages 52-56 , January 2008

Accuracy of Ultrasonography in Diagnosis of Testicular Rupture After Blunt Scrotal Trauma

  • Guillaume Guichard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
    • University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
    • G.G. and J.E.A. participated equally to this work.
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  • Jamal El Ammari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
    • University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
    • G.G. and J.E.A. participated equally to this work.
    • ,
  • Carlos Del Coro

      Affiliations

    • Departement of Surgery, Hospital Auxilio Mutuo, Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, C.D.E.
    • ,
  • Damien Cellarier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
    • University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
    • ,
  • Pierre Yves Loock

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
    • University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
    • ,
  • Eric Chabannes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
    • University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
    • ,
  • Stéphane Bernardini

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
    • University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
    • ,
  • Hugues Bittard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
    • University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
    • ,
  • François Kleinclauss

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, University Hospital of Besançon, Besançon, France
    • University of Franche-Comté, Besançon, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: François Kleinclauss, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Urology, University Hospital of Besançon, 2 Place Saint Jacques, F-25000 Besançon, France.

Received 17 May 2007 ,Accepted 13 September 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.09.014

Urology
Volume 71, Issue 1 , Pages 52-56 , January 2008

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