Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 100-104 , April 2009

Neonatal urinary ascites secondary to urinary bladder rupture

  • Nikhil Vasdev

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Urology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK
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  • Malcolm G. Coulthard

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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  • Mike N. De la hunt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Urology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK
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  • Bosena Starzyk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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  • Milos Ognjanovic

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nephrology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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  • Ian E. Willetts

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Urology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4LP, UK

Received 28 July 2008 ,Accepted 19 September 2008.

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PII: S1477-5131(08)00389-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2008.09.007

Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 100-104 , April 2009

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