Appearance of Dextranomer/Hyaluronic Acid Copolymer Implants on Computerized Tomography After Endoscopic Treatment of Vesicoureteral Reflux in Children

Journal of Urology

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1324-1329

  Cerwinka, Wolfgang H ^a   Qian, Jing ^b   Easley, Kirk A ^b   Scherz, Hal C ^a   Kirsch, Andrew J ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

dextranomer hyaluronic acid copolymer; endoscopy; injections; tomography; vesico ureteral reflux; x ray computed

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; COPOLYMER; DEXTRANOMER; HYALURONIC ACID;

ABDOMEN; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BLADDER DISTENSION; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOGRAPHY; DENSITY GRADIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; EXPLANT; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMPLANT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT FAILURE; URETER; URETER REIMPLANTATION; URETER STONE; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXTRANS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INFANT; MALE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; URETEROSCOPY; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 59349100288     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.11.036     Document Type: Article

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