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Smooth Muscle Cell Apoptosis and Defective Neural Development in Congenital Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction
29 Jun 2006
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PURPOSE: We assessed the smooth muscle cell apoptosis along with changes in cellular and extracellular components of the ureteropelvic junction in 23 patients with unilateral obstruction and compared them with 25 autopsies from ureteropelvic junction regions of age matched cadavers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Tissue specimens obtained from pyeloplasty were divided into 3 sections-renal pelvis above the obstruction,...
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