The surgical treatment of labial adhesions in pre-pubertal girls

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 21-23

  Nurzia, Michael J ^a   Eickhorst, Kimberly M ^b   Ankem, Murali K ^a   Barone, Joseph G ^a  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Labial adhesions; Labial adhesions, prepubertal girls; Labial agglutination; Labial fusion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD UROLOGY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; LABIAL ADHESION; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE; SYMPTOM; VAGINA DISEASE;

ADHESIONS; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; OINTMENTS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; VULVAR DISEASES;

EID: 0345269137     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1083-3188(02)00208-5     Document Type: Article

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