European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 152, Issue 1 , Pages 25-29 , September 2010

Effectiveness of percutaneous vesico-amniotic shunting in congenital lower urinary tract obstruction: divergence in prior beliefs among specialist groups

  • Celia Brown

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Population Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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  • R. Katie Morris

      Affiliations

    • School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (Reproduction, Genes and Development), College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
    • Fetal Medicine Centre, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TG, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Jane Daniels

      Affiliations

    • School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (Reproduction, Genes and Development), College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Khalid S. Khan

      Affiliations

    • School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (Reproduction, Genes and Development), College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Richard J. Lilford

      Affiliations

    • School of Health and Population Sciences, College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Mark D. Kilby

      Affiliations

    • School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine (Reproduction, Genes and Development), College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom
    • Fetal Medicine Centre, Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TG, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: School of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, United Kingdom. Tel.: +44 121 627 2778; fax: +44 121 623 6875.

Received 30 November 2009 ,Revised 4 March 2010 ,Accepted 26 April 2010.

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PII: S0301-2115(10)00214-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2010.04.019

European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology
Volume 152, Issue 1 , Pages 25-29 , September 2010

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