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Letter to the editor re: Malla et al. Management dilemma in pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction: is cortical transit time the answer?

Authors: Ramesh Babu, V. V. S. Chandrasekharam

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Title: Letter to the editor re: Malla et al. Management dilemma in pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction: is cortical transit time the answer?
Authors: Ramesh Babu
V. V. S. Chandrasekharam
Publication date: 01-12-2023
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Keywords: Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction
Pyeloplasty
Pyeloplasty
Published in: Pediatric Surgery International / Issue 1/2023
Print ISSN: 0179-0358
Electronic ISSN: 1437-9813
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00383-023-05502-1