Latex allergy in children with urological malformation and chronic renal failure

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1647-1649

  Spartà, Giuseppina ^a   Kemper, Markus J ^a   Gerber, Andreas C ^a   Goetschel, Philippe ^a   Neuhaus, Thomas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Anaphylaxis; Intraoperative complications; Kidney; Latex hypersensitivity

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BLADDER EXSTROPHY; CATHETER; CHILD; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GLOVE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; KIDNEY GRAFT; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SPINA BIFIDA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUBE; URINARY TRACT MALFORMATION; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

EID: 1642375552     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000117961.92908.eb     Document Type: Article

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