Antenatal minimal hydronephrosis: Is its follow-up an unnecessary cause of concern?

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 701-705

  Harding, L J ^a   Malone, P S J ^b   Wellesley, D G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Minimal hydronephrosis; Parental concern; Prenatal diagnosis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY PELVIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; URETER DILATATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANXIETY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEONATAL SCREENING; PARENTS; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL;

EID: 0032818014     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0223(199908)19:8<701::AID-PD621>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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