A diagnostic algorithm for urachal anomalies

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 500-504

  Yiee, Jenny H ^a   Garcia, Nilda ^b   Baker, Linda A ^b   Barber, Robert ^b   Snodgrass, Warren T ^b   Wilcox, Duncan T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Radiography; Surgery; Ultrasonography; Urachus

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISEASE; BLADDER MALFORMATION; BLADDER SURGERY; BLADDER TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CYSTALGIA; CYSTOSCOPY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; NEWBORN; PATENT URACHUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL INFECTION; UMBILICAL CORD; URACHUS ANOMALY; URACHUS SINUS; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 35748958708     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.07.010     Document Type: Article

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