The pituitary gland in nocturnal enuresis: MR findings

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-87

  Hunsballe, Jens M ^a,b   Lundorf, Erik ^a   Nørgaard, Jens P ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

MRI; Nocturnal enuresis; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; NOCTURNAL ENURESIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029886689     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599609180894     Document Type: Article

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