The deflux procedure reduces the incidence of urinary tract infections in patients with vesicoureteral reflux

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 353-359

  Wadie, George M ^a   Tirabassi, Michael V ^a   Courtney, Richard A ^a   Moriarty, Kevin P ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; COPOLYMER; DEXTRANOMER; HYALURONIC ACID; RADIOISOTOPE;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CHILD; CYSTOSCOPE; DEFLUX PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; NEEDLE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE CULTURE; UROLOGIC SURGERY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIURIA; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXTRANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INFANT; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 34250894391     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: 15579034     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.2006.0073     Document Type: Review

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