How to investigate neurovesical dysfunction in children with anorectal malformations

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 4 II, 2003, Pages 1610-1613

  Mosiello, Giovanni ^a   Capitanucci, Maria Luisa ^a   Gatti, Claudia ^a   Adorisio, Ottavio ^a   Lucchetti, Maria Chiara ^a   Silveri, Massimiliano ^a   Schingo, Paolo S Maria ^a   De Gennaro, Mario ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Bladder; Urinary tract; Urodynamics

Indexed keywords

ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; BLADDER DYSFUNCTION; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; HYPOREFLEXIA; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; URINARY TRACT MALFORMATION; URODYNAMICS; UROFLOWMETRY;

EID: 0041315389     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000083883.16836.91     Document Type: Conference Paper

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