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- Title
Classics in abdominal radiology: a "scrotal pearl".
- Authors
Malouf, William T.; Dyer, Raymond B.; Carter, Scott C.
- Abstract
Natural pearls form when shelled mollusks lay down concentric layers of calcium carbonate in response to an internal irritant (Fig. Pearls often range in size from several millimeters up to just over 1 cm; however, a giant pearl measuring 8.7 × 7.2 × 6.5 cm and weighing 420 g has been described after spontaneous delivery from a patient's scrotum [[4]]. 2Grayscale image of the scrotum with a laminated "scrotal pearl" lying between layers of the tunica vaginalis in the presence of a small hydrocele.
- Subjects
SCROTUM; AUTOPSY; RADIOLOGY; PEARL oysters; OVERUSE injuries
- Publication
Abdominal Radiology, 2019, Vol 44, Issue 9, p3205
- ISSN
2366-004X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00261-019-02088-y