The relationship of smooth muscle damage to age, severity of pre-operative hydronephrosis and post-operative outcome in obstructive uropathies

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 227-233

  Pinter A B ^a   Horvath A ^a   Hrabovszky, Z ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Atrophy of smooth muscle; Fibrosis; Hydronephrosis; Pelvi ureteric junction obstruction; Pyeloplasty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE INJURY; NEWBORN; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOPLASTY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION;

EID: 0031401237     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1997.00311.x     Document Type: Article

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