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Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology Volume 46, 2012 - Issue 3
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Urology

A 12-year-old boy with an infected ectopic ureter presenting with acute appendicitis-like symptoms and acute scrotum

Wei-Yueh ChuDepartment of Emergency Medicine
,
Teng-Fu TsaoDepartment of Medical Imaging
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Sung-Lang ChenDepartment of Urology
,
Hung-Ming ChangDepartment of Anatomy
,
Shan-Ming ChenDepartment of Pediatrics, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Chih-Yi ChenDepartment of Pediatrics, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Ko-Huang LueDepartment of Pediatrics, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan;Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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Ji-Nan SheuDepartment of Pediatrics, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan;Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan, ROCCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 208-211 | Received 13 Oct 2011, Accepted 09 Nov 2011, Published online: 10 Jan 2012

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