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Spontaneous bladder perforations following augmentation cystoplasty in children

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boxed-textMetcalfe PD et al. (2006) Spontaneous bladder perforations: a report of 500 augmentations in children and analysis of risk. J Urol 175: 1466–1471

Bladder augmentation is an essential adjunct in the treatment of neurogenic bladder dysfunction in children; however, it carries with it many risks, of which both patients and their physicians must be aware

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  1. Albany Medical College,

    Ahmet Guven

  2. Army Hospital Etimesgut, Ankara, Turkey

    Ahmet Guven

  3. Albany Medical College,

    Bulent Onal

  4. Istanbul University Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    Bulent Onal

  5. Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics and Head of the Urology , Division at Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, USA

    Barry A Kogan

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Guven, A., Onal, B. & Kogan, B. Spontaneous bladder perforations following augmentation cystoplasty in children. Nat Rev Urol 3, 584–585 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0608

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