Case report: Ampicillin-induced stone formation causing bilateral ureteral obstruction during pelvic surgery

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
² Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.

Case Reports

Athena Christakos et al. Urol Case Rep. 2019.

. 2019 Feb 20:24:100851.

doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2019.100851. eCollection 2019 May.

¹ Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.
² Department of Surgery, Division of Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, USA.
³ Department of Surgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, 19104, USA.

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