Renal ultrasound changes after pyeloplasty in children with ureteropelvic junction obstruction: Long-term outcome in 47 renal units

Journal of Urology

Volumn 156, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 2020-2024

  Amling, Christopher L ^a   O'Hara, Sara M ^a   Wiener, John S ^a   Schaeffer, Cameron S ^a   King, Lowell R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

dilatation, pathologic; kidney; ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITORING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOPLASTY; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0029861434     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65424-7     Document Type: Article

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