Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 183-187 , June 2008

Ectopic ureteroceles in duplex systems: Long-term follow up and ‘treatment-free’ status

  • Ming-Hsien Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Urology, Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA
    • Department of Urology, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA
    • ,
  • Saul P. Greenfield

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Urology, Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA
    • Department of Urology, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatric Urology, Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA.
    • ,
  • Pierre Williot

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Urology, Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA
    • Department of Urology, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA
    • ,
  • John Rutkowski

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Urology, Women & Children's Hospital of Buffalo, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA
    • Department of Urology, State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY, USA

Received 21 October 2007 ,Accepted 8 December 2007.

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PII: S1477-5131(07)00485-8

doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2007.12.003

Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 183-187 , June 2008

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