Outcome of posterior urethral valves: To what extent is it improved by prenatal diagnosis?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 3 I, 1999, Pages 849-853

  El Ghoneimi, Alaa ^a   Desgrippes, Arnaud ^a   Luton, Dominique ^a   Macher, Marie Alice ^a   Guibourdenche, Jean ^a   Garel, Catherine ^a   Muller, Francoise ^a   Vuillard, Edith ^a   Lottmann, Henri ^a   Nessmann, Catherine ^a   Oury, Jean François ^a   Aigrain, Yves ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Prenatal diagnosis; Urethra

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; NEPHRECTOMY; NEPHROSTOMY; NEWBORN; PARENT COUNSELING; PREDICTION; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETHRA MALFORMATION; URETHRA VALVE; URINARY DIVERSION;

EID: 6544293434     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199909010-00076     Document Type: Article

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