Ectopic ureteroceles in duplex systems: Long-term follow up and 'treatment-free' status

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 183-187

  Wang, Ming Hsien ^a,b   Greenfield, Saul P ^a,b   Williot, Pierre ^a,b   Rutkowski, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Duplex systems; Ectopic ureterocele; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMINEPHRECTOMY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMPLANTATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETEROCELE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PROGNOSIS; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; URETEROCELE; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URODYNAMICS;

EID: 44449151985     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.12.003     Document Type: Article

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