Altered 'active' antireflux mechanism in primary vesico-ureteric reflux: A morphological and manometric study

BJU International

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 407-412

  Arena, Salvatore ^a   Fazzari, Carmine ^b   Arena, Francesco ^b   Scuderi, Maria G ^a   Romeo, Carmelo ^b   Nicòtina, Piero A ^b   Di Benedetto, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

CD117; Interstitial cells of Cajal; Manometry; Ureteric peristalsis; VUR

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; STEM CELL FACTOR RECEPTOR; TRYPTASE;

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTERSTITIAL CELL OF CAJAL; MALE; MANOMETRY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STAINING; STROMA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETHRA; URINARY TRACT; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MANOMETRY; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; URETER; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 34447120916     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2007.06921.x     Document Type: Article

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