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CASE REPORT

Unilateral Testicular Infarction a Very Rare Complication of Genital Tuberculosis: A Case Report and Literature Review

Feysel Hassen Issack1 Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Jigjiga University Sheik Hassen Yabare Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Jigjiga, EthiopiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Nahom Tadesse Bogale1 Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Jigjiga University Sheik Hassen Yabare Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Jigjiga, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0005-3342-3792View further author information
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Samater Mohammed Hassen1 Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Jigjiga University Sheik Hassen Yabare Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Jigjiga, EthiopiaView further author information
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Abdulhafiz Idris Ibrahim2 Department of Radiology, Jigjiga University Sheik Hassen Yabare Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Jigjiga, EthiopiaView further author information
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Abdurehman Mohamed Abdi1 Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Jigjiga University Sheik Hassen Yabare Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Jigjiga, EthiopiaView further author information
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Tariku Mulatu Bore3 Department of Pathology, Jigjiga University Sheik Hassen Yabare Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Jigjiga, EthiopiaView further author information
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Isak Omer Answar4 Department of Pathology, University of Gondar, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Gondar, EthiopiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0006-2696-0474View further author information
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Pages 479-484 | Received 05 Aug 2023, Accepted 28 Oct 2023, Published online: 31 Oct 2023

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