Urology
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 374-376 , February 2009

Ureteral Duplication With Lower Pole Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction: Laparoscopic Pyeloureterostomy as Alternative to Open Approach in Children

Received 19 March 2008 ,Accepted 11 June 2008.

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PII: S0090-4295(08)00899-6

doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.06.071

Urology
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 374-376 , February 2009

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