Prenatal Diagnosis and Neonatal Management of Congenital Urethral Diverticulum

Journal of Urology

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2330-2332

  Coplen, Douglas E ^a   Austin, Paul F ^a  

^a ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

diverticulum; prenatal diagnosis; urethra; urethral obstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYST; CYST RUPTURE; FETUS; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN CARE; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETHRA DIVERTICULUM; URETHRA SURGERY; URETHROPLASTY; URINARY DIVERSION;

DIVERTICULUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; URETHRAL DISEASES;

EID: 34248146485     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.02.003     Document Type: Article

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