Clinical and radiological characteristics of Nigerian boys with posterior urethral valves

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 825-829

  Ikuerowo, S O ^a,b   Balogun, B O ^a,b   Akintomide, T E ^b   Ikuerowo, A O A ^b   Akinola, R A ^a,b   Gbelee, H O ^a,b   Esho, J O ^a,b  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Clinical; Congenital obstructing posterior urethral membrane; Nigerian; Posterior urethral valves; Radiological

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER DIVERTICULUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; NIGERIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPTICEMIA; URETHRA OBSTRUCTION; URETHRA VALVE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; URETHRA; URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION; URODYNAMICS; UROGRAPHY;

EID: 45449094958     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-008-2163-3     Document Type: Article

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