Endoscopic injection of dextranomer hyaluronic acid copolymer for the treatment of vesicoureteral reflux in duplex ureters

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 372-376

  Molitierno Jr , Joseph A ^a,b   Scherz, Hal C ^a,b   Kirsch, Andrew J ^a,b  

^a CHILDREN'S HEALTHCARE OF ATLANTA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Dextranomer hyaluronic acid copolymer; Duplex ureters; Endoscopic injection; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; COPOLYMER; HYALURONIC ACID;

ARTICLE; BLADDER SPASM; CHILD; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URETER DUPLICATION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXTRANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INFANT; INJECTIONS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETER; URETEROSCOPY; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 51249097729     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2008.01.216     Document Type: Article

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