Does bowel preparation improve the quality of intravenous urography?

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 69, Issue 826, 1996, Pages 906-909

  Bradley, A J ^a   Taylor, P M ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BISACODYL; CITRAMAG; IOPAMIDOL; LAXATIVE; MEGLUMINE DIATRIZOATE PLUS SODIUM DIATRIZOATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FECES; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE PREPARATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 0029906586     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/0007-1285-69-826-906     Document Type: Article

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