Ureteral urine leak presenting as a pleural effusion in a renal transplant recipient

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 666-667

  Kees Folts, Deborah ^a   Cole, Barbara R ^b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Pleural effusion; Renal transplantation; Ureteral perforation

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; URETER INJURY; URINE;

ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; PLEURAL EFFUSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; SUGAR ACIDS; URETERAL DISEASES;

EID: 0031683431     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004670050525     Document Type: Article

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