Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 15-22 , February 2010

The clinical utility and safety of the endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux in patients with duplex ureters

  • T.W. Hensle

      Affiliations

    • Children's Hospital of New York, 3959 Broadway, 219N, New York, NY 10032, USA
    • Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Urology, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Children's Hospital of New York, 3959 Broadway, 219N, New York, NY 10032, USA. Tel.: +1 212 305 8510; fax: +1 212 305 4421.
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  • E.A. Reiley

      Affiliations

    • Hackensack University Medical Center, Department of Urology, 90 Prospect Avenue, Hackensack, NJ 07666, USA
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  • C. Ritch

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Urology, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA
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  • A. Murphy

      Affiliations

    • Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Department of Urology, 161 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, NY 10032, USA

Received 24 February 2009 ,Accepted 28 May 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2009.05.015

Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 6, Issue 1 , Pages 15-22 , February 2010

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