Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 371-375 , March 2004

Testicular dislocation: An uncommon and easily overlooked complication of blunt abdominal trauma

  • Sheung-Fat Ko, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Sheung-Fat Ko, MD, Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, 123, Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung Hsiang, Kaohsiung Hsien, 833, Taiwan; 886-7-7317123 ext. 2579, fax 886-7-7318762
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  • Shu-Hang Ng, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospitals at Linkou and Keelung, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan Hsien and Keelung Hsien, Taiwan
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  • Yung-Liang Wan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospitals at Linkou and Keelung, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan Hsien and Keelung Hsien, Taiwan
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  • Chung-Cheng Huang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan
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  • Tze-Yu Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan
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  • Chia-Te Kung, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan
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  • Po-Ping Liu, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Traumatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung Hsien, Taiwan

Received 12 May 2003 ,Revised 16 July 2003 ,Accepted 18 July 2003.

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☆ Author contributions: SFK conceived the study. SFK, CTK, and PPL collected all data and reviewed medical records. SFK, SHN, YLW, CCH, and TYL reviewed imaging studies. SFK drafted the manuscript, and all authors contributed substantially to its revision. SFK takes responsibility for the paper as a whole.Presented at the European Congress of Radiology, Vienna, Austria, March 7-11, 2003.The authors report this study did not receive any outside funding or support.

PII: S0196-0644(03)00749-2

doi: 10.1016/S0196-0644(03)00749-2

Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 43, Issue 3 , Pages 371-375 , March 2004

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