What is the effect of circumcision on risk of urinary tract infection in boys with posterior urethral valves?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 417-421

  Mukherjee, S ^a   Joshi, A ^a   Carroll, D ^a   Chandran, H ^a   Parashar, K ^a   McCarthy, L ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Circumcision; Posterior urethral valves; Urinary tract infection; UTI

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCUMCISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SCHOOL CHILD; URETHRA MALFORMATION; URETHRA VALVE; URINARY DIVERSION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCUMCISION, MALE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; URETHRA; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 60149101107     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2008.10.102     Document Type: Article

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