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. 1991 Apr;37:889–900.

Common Pediatric Urological Disorders

Clinical and radiological evaluation

Wm Lane M Robson, Alexander KC Leung, Graham S Boag
PMCID: PMC2145675  PMID: 21229068

Abstract

The clinical and radiological presentations of 12 pediatric urological disorders are described. The described disorders include pyelonephritis, vesicoureteral reflux, ureteropelvic obstruction, ureterovesical obstruction, ectopic ureterocele, posterior urethral valves, multicystic dysplastic kidney, polycystic kidney disease, ectopic kidney, staghorn calculi, urethral diverticulum, and urethral meatal stenosis.

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