Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 600-604 , December 2010

Endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux in an adult population: Can we teach our adult urology colleagues?

  • Alaeddin Natsheh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Urology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medical Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Department of Urology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medical Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Ofer Z. Shenfeld

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medical Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Amicur Farkas

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Urology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medical Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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  • Boris Chertin

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Urology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medical Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Department of Urology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Faculty of Medical Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Pediatric Urology Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, P.O.B. 3235, Jerusalem 91031, Israel. Tel.: +972 2 6555560; fax: +972 2 6555299.

Received 2 December 2009 ,Accepted 22 January 2010.

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PII: S1477-5131(10)00015-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2010.01.012

Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 6, Issue 6 , Pages 600-604 , December 2010

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