Dilatation of the urinary tract during pregnancy: Proposal of a curve of maximal caliceal diameter by gestational age

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 178, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1082-1086

  Faundes, A ^a   Bricola Filho, M ^a   E Silva, J L C P ^a  

^a NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hydronephrosis of pregnancy; Maximal caliceal diameter; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY CALYX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NORMAL VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0031806478     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70552-6     Document Type: Article

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