Feasibility of minimally invasive intrauterine fetal access in a monkey model

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 281-285

  Feitz, Wouter F J ^a   Steegers, Eric A P ^a   De Gier, Robert P E ^a   Aarnink, Rene G ^a   Theo, Arts ^a   Van Der Wildt, Bas ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Endoscopy; Fetus; Macaca mulatta; Urinary tract

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS SURGERY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY;

EID: 0032852813     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)62133-5     Document Type: Article

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