The exstrophy-epispadias complex: Is aesthetic appearance important?

BJU International

Volumn 93, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1062-1068

  Meyer, K F ^a   Freitas Filho, L G ^a,b   Martins, D M S ^a   Vaccari, M ^a   Carnevale, J ^a  

^a Hospital Infantil Darcy Vargas   (Brazil)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder exstrophy; Cosmetic appearance; Epispadias

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL WALL; ABDOMINOPLASTY; ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CAVERNOSUM; EPISPADIAS; ESTHETICS; EXSTROPHY EPISPADIAS COMPLEX; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; GENITAL SYSTEM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ILIAC BONE; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTERMITTENT CATHETERIZATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; OSTEOTOMY; PARENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PENIS; PLASTIC SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UMBILICUS; UROGENITAL SINUS; UTERUS PROLAPSE; ARTICLE; BLADDER EXSTROPHY; CATHETERIZATION; INFANT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STANDARD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLADDER EXSTROPHY; BODY IMAGE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EPISPADIAS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; GENITALIA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 2542592384     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2004.04782.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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