Injection volumes of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid are increasing in the endoscopic management of vesicoureteral reflux

Pediatric Surgery International

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 509-513

  Sorensen, Mathew D ^b   Koyle, Martin A ^a   Cowan, Charles A ^b   Zamilpa, Ismael ^a   Shnorhavorian, Margarett ^a   Lendvay, Thomas S ^a  

^a SEATTLE CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cost effectiveness; Dextranomer hyaluronic acid; Practice patterns; Urinary tract infection; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

DEFLUX; DEXTRANOMER PLUS HYALURONIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DEXTRAN; HYALURONIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INJECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXTRANS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 77955502360     PISSN: 01790358     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00383-010-2558-9     Document Type: Article

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