Endoscopic Subureteral Injection is Not Less Expensive Than Outpatient Open Reimplantation for Unilateral Vesicoureteral Reflux

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2008, Pages 1626-1630

  Saperston, Kara ^a   Smith, James ^a   Putman, Scott ^a   Matern, Richard ^a   Foot, Laura ^a   Wallis, Chad ^a   deVries, Catherine ^a   Snow, Brent ^a   Cartwright, Patrick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

costs and cost analysis; deflux; injections; replantation; ureter

Indexed keywords

BULKING AGENT; COPOLYMER; DEXTRANOMER HYALURONIC ACID COPOLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONSURGICAL INVASIVE THERAPY; OPERATION DURATION; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; URETER REIMPLANTATION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

AMBULATORY SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ANESTHESIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DEXTRANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; MALE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REPLANTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETER; UTAH; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 51049119207     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.05.124     Document Type: Article

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