Anterior urethral valves and diverticula in children: A result of ruptured Cowper's duct cyst?

BJU International

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 375-378

  McLellan, Dawn L ^a   Gaston, Michael V ^a   Diamond, David A ^a   Lebowitz, Robert L ^a   Mandell, James ^a   Atala, Anthony ^a   Bauer, Stuart B ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior urethral valve; Cowper's duct; Syringocele

Indexed keywords

BULBOURETHRAL GLAND; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYST; CYSTIC DUCT; CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; DIVERTICULOSIS; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETHRA VALVE;

BULBOURETHRAL GLANDS; CHILD; CYSTS; DIVERTICULUM; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; URETHRA; URETHRAL DISEASES;

EID: 4344715455     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2004.04854.x     Document Type: Review

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