Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 6, Issue 5 , Pages 463.e1-463.e4 , October 2010

Ureteropelvic junction obstruction and calyceal diverticulum in a child with Turner syndrome and horseshoe kidney

  • Florian Obermayr

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tuebingen, Hoppe-Seyler-Strasse 3, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany. Tel.: +49 7071 29 86621; fax: +49 7071 29 4046.
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  • Philipp Szavay

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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  • Jürgen Schäfer

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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  • Jörg Fuchs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany

Received 8 February 2010 ,Accepted 4 May 2010.

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PII: S1477-5131(10)00356-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2010.05.002

Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 6, Issue 5 , Pages 463.e1-463.e4 , October 2010

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