Shortcomings in predicting postnatal renal function using prenatal urine biochemistry in fetuses with congenital hydronephrosis

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1401-1404

  Guez, Sophie ^a   Assael, Baroukh Maurice ^a,b   Melzi, Maria Luisa ^a   Tassis, Beatrice ^a   Nicolini, Umberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Clinica Pediatrica   (Italy)

Author keywords

fetal urine biochemistry; Hydronephrosis; prenatal diagnosis; renal function

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; MALE; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

EID: 0029908480     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90838-6     Document Type: Article

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