In Utero Treatment for Bladder Outlet Obstruction Using Robot Assisted Laparoscopic Techniques

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 1790-1794

  Passerotti, Carlo C ^a   Barnewolt, Carol ^a   Xuewu, Jiang ^a   Passerotti, Ana Maria A M S ^a   Ward, Valerie ^a   Dunning, Patricia ^a   Retik, Alan B ^a   Nguyen, Hiep T ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

fetus; robotics; sheep; urinary bladder; urinary bladder outlet obstruction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLADDER NECK STENOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FETUS; GESTATION PERIOD; HYDRONEPHROSIS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIGATION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROBOTICS; SHEEP; ULTRASOUND; URACHUS; URETHRA;

ANIMALS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETUS; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; ROBOTICS; SHEEP; URINARY BLADDER NECK OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 51049089045     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.03.085     Document Type: Article

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