Desmopressin for the treatment of nocturnal bedwetting in patients with neural tube closure defects

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1656-1658

  Del Gado, R ^b   Aceto, G ^a   Del Gaizo, D ^b   Del Gado, G ^b   Polidori, G ^b   Chiozza, M L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Bladder, neurogenic; Desmopressin; Enuresis; Neural tube defects

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; BLADDER DISEASE; BLADDER PRESSURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEURAL TUBE DEFECT; NEUROPATHIC BLADDER; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 1642404513     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000117802.33591.f5     Document Type: Article

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