Endoscopic subureteral injection of Teflon was done in 34 potential renal transplant recipients to correct vesicoureteral reflux. Follow-up ranged from 6 to 24 months. After one injection reflux was corrected in 53.7% of the patients; this increased to 64.8% after a second injection. The procedure i
Endoscopic treatment of biliary tract disease prior to orthotopic liver transplantation
โ Scribed by Roshan Shrestha; David M. S. Grunkemeier
- Book ID
- 107558425
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 555 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1092-8472
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