Renal scarring and urinary tract infection after successful endoscopic correction of vesicoureteral reflux

Journal of Urology

Volumn 182, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 1703-1707

  Chertin, Boris ^a   Natsheh, Alaeddin ^a,b   Fridmans, Alon ^a,b   Shenfeld, Ofer Z ^a,b   Farkas, Amicur ^a,b  

^a SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cicatrix; Dextranomer hyaluronic acid copolymer; Kidney; Polytetrafluoroethylene; Vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY DISEASE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REMISSION; SCAR; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REMISSION INDUCTION; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 70350519352     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.03.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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