Posterior urethral valves: Lessons learned over time

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 325-327

  Glassberg, Kenneth I ^a  

^a NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OXYBUTYNIN; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; TAMSULOSIN;

BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CONGENITAL OBSTRUCTIVE POSTERIOR URETHRAL MEMBRANE; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; HYDROURETER; KIDNEY FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETHRA DISEASE; URETHRA VALVE; URINE INCONTINENCE;

HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; URETERAL DISEASES; URETHRA; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 0042868672     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042307-200307000-00009     Document Type: Editorial

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