Complications of surgical reconstruction of the exstrophy-epispadias complex

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 460-466

  Hernandez, David J ^a   Purves, Todd ^a   Gearhart, John P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder exstrophy; Complications; Dehiscence; Infection; Obstruction; Osteotomy; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIAZEPAM; GENTAMICIN; NARCOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLADDER EXSTROPHY; BLADDER RECONSTRUCTION; BLADDER SPASM; BLADDER STONE; BLADDER SURGERY; CYSTOCELE; EPISPADIAS; FEMORAL NERVE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MICTURITION DISORDER; NEPHROLITHIASIS; PELVIS OSTEOTOMY; PENIS DISEASE; PERIPHERAL PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS DIASTASIS; REOPERATION; SKIN FLAP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; URETHRA FISTULA; URETHRA STRICTURE; URINE INCONTINENCE; WOUND CLOSURE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND INFECTION;

BLADDER EXSTROPHY; EPISPADIAS; HUMANS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 55649105674     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2008.02.005     Document Type: Article

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