Correlation of the endoscopic and radiological anatomy of congenital obstruction of the posterior urethra and the external sphincter

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 79, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 790-796

  Dewan, P A ^a,b,c   Pillay, S ^a   Kaye, K ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c PATHWEST LABORATORY MEDICINE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Congenital obstructive posterior urethral membrane (COPUM); External sphincter; Posterior urethral valves; Verumontanum

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYSTOGRAPHY; CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGY; URETHRA OBSTRUCTION; VIDEOTAPE;

EID: 0031402284     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1997.00137.x     Document Type: Article

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