Ureterosygmoidostomy-associated hypokalemia-induced quadriparesis and rhabdomyolysis

Pediatrics International

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 341-342

  Berilgen, M Said ^a   Mungen, Bulent ^a   Yakinci, Cengiz ^b   Bulut, Serpil ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hypokalemia; Quadriparesis; Rhabdomyolysis; Ureterosygmoidostomy

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; CALCIUM; CHLORIDE; CREATINE KINASE; CREATINE KINASE MB; CREATININE; GLUCOSE; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; UREA; URIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BLADDER EXSTROPHY; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CYSTOVAGINAL FISTULA; DIAPHRAGM PARALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; TENDON REFLEX; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; TREATMENT INDICATION; URETEROSIGMOIDOSTOMY; URETHRA INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; HUMANS; HYPOKALEMIA; MALE; QUADRIPLEGIA; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; URETEROSTOMY; URINARY DIVERSION;

EID: 20444433163     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.2005.02066.x     Document Type: Article

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