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  • Title: [A boy with blunt scrotal trauma].
    Author: Beganovic A, Beerlage HP.
    Journal: Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd; 2012; 156(29):A3525. PubMed ID: 22831489.
    Abstract:
    Blunt scrotal trauma, mostly induced by sports injuries, can cause a testis rupture. Patient exhibit extreme pain and swollen tender testicle. Direct ultrasonography can identify a rupture of the tunica albuginea. A rupture or a suspicion thereof requires a surgical exploration. Delay of diagnosis can cause irreversible damage to the testicle.
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