Increased renal echogenicity: A sonographic sign for differentiating between obstructive and nonobstructive etiologies of in utero bladder distension

Journal of Urology

Volumn 158, Issue 3 SUPPL., 1997, Pages 1026-1029

  Kaefer, Martin ^a   Peters, Craig A ^a   Retik, Alan B ^a   Benacerraf, Beryl B ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Bladder; Bladder neck obstruction; Prenatal diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLADDER DISTENSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDROURETER; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY CORTEX; MALE; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030789296     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64380-5     Document Type: Article

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