Lower urinary tract changes after early valve ablation in neonates and infants: Is early diversion warranted?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 984-988

  Close, Clare E ^a   Carr, Michael C ^a   Burns, Mark W ^a   Mitchell, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

abnormalities; bladder; bladder neck obstruction; infant; newborn; urethra

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA VALVE; URINARY DIVERSION;

EID: 0031021854     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65125-5     Document Type: Article

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