Resistive index in obstructive uropathy

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 195-200

  Shokeir, A A ^a,b,c   Provoost, A P ^a   Nijman, R J M ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Department of Paediatric Surgery ^*  (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIURESIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0031401329     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1997.00243.x     Document Type: Review

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