Laparoscopic transuterine fetal vesicostomy: A feasibility study

Journal of Urology

Volumn 172, Issue 6 I, 2004, Pages 2391-2394

  Ponsky, Lee E ^a   Cherullo, Edward E ^a   Banks, Kevin L W ^a   Ross, Jonathan H ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystostomy; Fetal research; Laparoscopy

Indexed keywords

UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSTOMY; DELIVERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FETAL RESEARCH; FETUS BLADDER; FETUS MONITORING; FETUS SURGERY; HERNIA; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TROCAR;

EID: 8644252753     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000144432.78928.bf     Document Type: Article

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