Posterior urethral valves in male infants and newborns: Detection with US of the urethra before and during voiding

Radiology

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 387-391

  Good, Catriona D ^a   Vinnicombe, Sarah J ^a   Minty, Ian L ^a   King, Ann D ^a   Mather, Sandra J ^a   Dicks Mireaux, Claire ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genitourinary system, abnormalities; Infants, genitourinary system; Urethra, stenosis or obstruction; Urethra, US

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER MUSCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICTURITION; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND; URETHRA OBSTRUCTION; URETHRA STENOSIS; URETHRA VALVE; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

EID: 0030029788     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.198.2.8596837     Document Type: Article

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