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Many of the presentations described in this chapter are not true medical emergencies – some are and these are highlighted. However, any presenting abnormality in a newborn child can create alarm and distress for parents and hence the importance of prompt attention and information is vital. This chapter is based on core information and the cited texts can be used to gain greater depth and information

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  1. Department of Adolescent and Reconstructive Urology, University College London Hospitals, London, UK

    Dan Wood Ph.D., FRCS (Urol)

  2. Department of Urology, Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, UK

    Dan Wood Ph.D., FRCS (Urol)

  3. University College London, London, UK

    Dan Wood Ph.D., FRCS (Urol)

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Correspondence to Dan Wood Ph.D., FRCS (Urol) .

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  1. Urological Institute, Department of Urology, Southmead Hospital, Westbury on Trym, Bristol, BS10 5NB, United Kingdom

    Hashim Hashim

  2. Dept. Urology, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Oxford, OX3 7LJ, United Kingdom

    John Reynard

  3. Dept. Radiology, Churchill Hospital, Old Road, Oxford, OX3 7LJ, United Kingdom

    Nigel C. Cowan

  4. University College Hospital, 235 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BU, United Kingdom

    Dan Wood

  5. , Department of Urology, Lenox Hill Hospital, 100 East 77th Street, New York, 10075, New York, USA

    Noel Armenakas

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Wood, D. (2013). Pediatric Emergencies. In: Hashim, H., Reynard, J., Cowan, N., Wood, D., Armenakas, N. (eds) Urological Emergencies In Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2720-8_10

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