Fetal Bladder Outlet Obstruction Due to Ureterocele: In Utero "Colander" Therapy

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 565-568

  Ashmead, Graham G ^a   Mercer, Brian ^a   Herbst, Melissa ^a   Moodley, Jules ^a   Bota, Anca ^a   Elder, Jack S ^a  

^a METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DISEASES; SURGERY;

ENDOSCOPIC INCISION; FETAL BLADDERS; FETAL CYSTOSCOPY;

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER ASPIRATION; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CASE REPORT; CYSTOSCOPY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS SURGERY; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; NEWBORN PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; URETEROCELE;

EID: 2442556106     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/jum.2004.23.4.565     Document Type: Article

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