Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 40-42 , February 2008

Intestinal bladder augmentation at school age has no adverse effects on growth

  • Seppo Taskinen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, Stenbäckinkatu 11, 00290 Helsinki, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +358 50 4272542; fax: +358 9 47175314.
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  • Outi Mäkitie

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, Helsinki, Finland
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  • Riitta Fagerholm

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, Hospital for Children and Adolescents, University of Helsinki, Stenbäckinkatu 11, 00290 Helsinki, Finland

Received 17 May 2007 ,Accepted 12 July 2007.

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PII: S1477-5131(07)00376-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.07.002

Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 4, Issue 1 , Pages 40-42 , February 2008

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