A review of ureteral injuries after external trauma

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages

  Pereira, Bruno M T ^a   Ogilvie, Michael P ^a   Gomez Rodriguez, Juan C ^a,b   Ryan, Mark L ^a   Peña, Diego ^b   Marttos, Antonio C ^a   Pizano, Louis R ^a   McKenney, Mark G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD MILITAR NUEVA GRANADA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PENETRATING TRAUMA; REVIEW; URETER; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; URETER; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; WOUNDS, PENETRATING;

EID: 77952518005     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17577241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1757-7241-18-6     Document Type: Review

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