Urological complications of pancreatic transplantation

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2042-2048

  Hickey, David P ^a   Bakthavatsalam, Ramasamy ^a   Bannon, Catherine A ^a   O'Malley, Kiaran ^a   Corr, John ^a   Little, Dilly M ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

bladder; diabetes mellitus; insulin dependent; pancreas transplantation

Indexed keywords

BLADDER; HUMAN; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PANCREAS SECRETION; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 0030909786     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64670-6     Document Type: Review

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