Late post-reimplantation ureteral obstruction during pregnancy: A transient phenomenon?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 845-848

  Mor, Yoram ^a,c   Leibovitch, Ilan ^a   Fridmans, Alon ^b   Farkas, Amicur ^b   Jonas, Paul ^a   Ramon, Jacob ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Bladder; Pregnancy; Ureter; Ureteral obstruction; Vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDROURETER; KIDNEY FAILURE; LONG TERM CARE; NEPHROSTOMY; POLITANO LEADBETTER URETERAL REIMPLANTATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER REIMPLANTATION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0042738774     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000082688.93786.39     Document Type: Article

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