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Abstract
Five children with ileal diversions have shown asymptomatic blue staining of the urine collection bags. A tryptophan derivative (indican) in the urine that oxidizes to indigo blue on exposure to air is thought to be the cause of this benign transient phenomenon.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 628994 DOI: 10.1016/0090-4295(78)90099-7
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Urology ISSN: 0090-4295 Impact factor: 2.649