Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 311-315 , August 2007

Modern staged repair of bladder exstrophy: A contemporary series

  • A.D. Baird

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Urology, Brady Urological Institute, Marburg 146, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
    • Department of Urology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot Street, Merseyside, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Pediatric Urology, Brady Urological Institute, Marburg 146, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA. Tel.: +1 410 955 5358; fax: +1 410 955 0833.
    • Tel.: +1 44 151 706 2000.
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  • C.P. Nelson

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Urology, Brady Urological Institute, Marburg 146, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA
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  • J.P. Gearhart

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Urology, Brady Urological Institute, Marburg 146, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA

Received 11 September 2006 ,Accepted 28 September 2006.

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PII: S1477-5131(06)00204-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2006.09.009

Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 311-315 , August 2007

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