Vesicoureteral reflux: Who benefits from correction

Urologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 243-252

  Austin, J Christopher ^a   Cooper, Christopher S ^b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimercaptosuccinic acid; Pyelonephritis; Urinary tract infections; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

DEXTRANOMER; HYALURONIC ACID;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIURIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYSTITIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOSCOPY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PYELONEPHRITIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; URETER REIMPLANTATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 77953524483     PISSN: 00940143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2010.03.012     Document Type: Review

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