Clinical relevance and implications of antenatal hydronephrosis

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages

  Dudley, J A ^a   Haworth, J M ^b   McGraw, M E ^a   Frank, J D ^b   Tizard, E J ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Urology ^*

Author keywords

Antenatal hydronephrosis; Antero posterior diameter of the renal pelvis; Urinary tract

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION; URINARY TRACT; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0031401660     PISSN: 13592998     EISSN: 14682052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/fn.76.1.F31     Document Type: Article

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