CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Radiol Imaging 2015; 25(01): 74
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.150174
Letter to the Editor

Intratesticular and scrotal wall air: Emphysematous epididymo-orchitis or Fournier′s gangrene: A dilemma

Ankit Balani
Department of Radiology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Rahul Hegde
Department of Radiology, Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College and Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
,
Amit Dey
Department of Medicine, Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College and King Edward Memorial Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Financial support and sponsorship Nil.


Publication History

Article published online:
30 July 2021

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