A diagnosis with a twist: Ultrasonographic sensitivity and predictors of pediatric ovarian torsion within a large pediatric hospital.

World J Emerg Med

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton 8S 4L8, Canada.

Published: January 2022


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