Diagnosis of the nutcracker phenomenon using two-dimensional ultrasonography

Clinical Nephrology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-40

  Okada, M ^a   Tsuzuki, K ^a   Ito, S ^a  

^a CHUKYO HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hematuria; Nutcracker phenomenon; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CHILD; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; KIDNEY VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHRITIS; NUTCRACKER PHENOMENON; PATIENT SELECTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR; ULTRASOUND; UROLITHIASIS; VEIN MALFORMATION;

ADOLESCENT; AORTA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; RENAL VEINS;

EID: 0031983295     PISSN: 03010430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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