Urachal anomalies in children: A single center experience

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 782-786

  Choi, Youn Joung ^a   Kim, Jong Min ^a   Ahn, Sun Young ^a   Oh, Jung Tak ^a   Han, Sang Won ^a   Lee, Jae Seung ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Children; Surgical excision; Ultrasonography; Urachal anomaly

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL MASS; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; BLADDER DIVERTICULUM; BLADDER MALFORMATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; CYSTECTOMY; ECHOGRAPHY; EXCISION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; SEX RATIO; SOUTH KOREA; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URACHUS;

EID: 33845919487     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2006.47.6.782     Document Type: Article

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