The role of laparoscopic surgery for urinary tract reconstruction in infants weighing less than 10 kg: A comparison with open surgery

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 192-196

  Neheman, Amos ^a,b   Noh, Paul H ^a,b   Piaggio, Lisandro ^a,b   González, Ricardo ^a,b  

^a NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Infants; Laparoscopic surgery; Ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; OPIATE;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHILD SAFETY; CHILD UROLOGY; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DEHYDRATION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOPLASTY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETEROURETEROSTOMY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINARY TRACT SURGERY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; MALE; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 44449164386     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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