Durability of a Single Successful Endoscopic Polytetrafluoroethylene Injection for Primary Vesicoureteral Reflux: 14-Year Followup Results

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 265-268

  Yücel, Selçuk ^a   Tarcan, Tufan ^a   Şimşek, Ferruh ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

endoscopy; follow up studies; polytetrafluoroethylene; treatment failure; vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; POLITEF;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEX RATIO; TREATMENT FAILURE; URETER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INJECTIONS; MALE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 34250353990     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.03.060     Document Type: Article

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