Surgery versus observation for managing obstructive grade 3 to 4 unilateral hydronephrosis: A report from the Society for Fetal Urology

Journal of Urology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 222-228

  Palmer, Lane S ^a   Maizels, Max ^a   Cartwright, Patrick C ^a   Fernbach, Sandra K ^a   Conway, James J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Hydronephrosis; Kidney; Societies, medical; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOPLASTY; RENOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0031986474     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)64072-2     Document Type: Article

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