Imaging for ureteropelvic junction obstruction in adults

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 93-104

  Wolf Jr , J Stuart ^a,c   Siegel, Cary L ^b   Brink, James A ^b   Clayman, Ralph V ^a,b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGING; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SCINTIGRAPHY; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; URETEROSCOPY; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; UROFLOWMETRY;

EID: 0029875640     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.1996.10.93     Document Type: Article

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