Surgical implications of urachal remnants: Presentation and management

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 798-803

  McCollum, M O ^b   MacNeily, A E ^b   Blair, Geoffrey K ^a  

^a BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Infection; Review; Urachal remnants; Urachus

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INCISION; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; URACHUS; URACHUS REMNANT; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; UROGENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION;

EID: 0037997917     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/jpsu.2003.50170     Document Type: Conference Paper

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