Female epispadias: Are we missing the diagnosis?

BJU International

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 613-615

  Allen, Lee ^b   Rodjani, Arry ^b   Kelly, Justin ^b   Inoue, Maki ^b   Hutson, John M ^a  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epispadias; Female; Urinary incontinence; Wetting

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLITORIS; EPISPADIAS; FEMALE; GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; EPISPADIAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

EID: 4544288713     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-4096.2004.04920.x     Document Type: Review

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