Bladder exstrophy from childhood into adult life

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 1996, Pages

  Ben Chaim, Jacob ^a   Docimo, Steven G ^a   Jeffs, Robert D ^a   Gearhart, John P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Augmentation; Bladder exstrophy; Continence; Sexual function; Urinary diversion

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ARTICLE; BLADDER EXSTROPHY; BLADDER RECONSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLOACA; EPISPADIAS; FETUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; SEX RATIO;

EID: 0030034641     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/014107689608900112     Document Type: Article

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