Findings in cystourethrography that suggest lower urinary tract dysfunction in children with vesicoureteral reflux
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Findings in cystourethrography that suggest lower urinary tract dysfunction in children with vesicoureteral reflux.
PURPOSE Children with lower urinary tract dysfunction and vesicoureteral reflux, at cystography assessment, frequently present alterations in the lower urinary tract anatomy such as dilated posterior urethra, irregularity of the bladder wall and diverticula. However, the significance of these findings is unknown. The objective of this study is to evaluate the incidence of these findings, their ...
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عنوان ژورنال: International braz j urol
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1677-5538
DOI: 10.1590/s1677-55382004000600011