No further development of renal scarring after antireflux surgery in children with primary vesicoureteral reflux: Review of the results of 99mtechnetium dimercapto-succinic acid renal scan

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 3 II, 1999, Pages 1189-1192

  Choi, Hwang ^a   Oh, Seung June ^a   So, Young ^a   Lee, Dong Soo ^a   Lee, Ahnkie ^a   Kim, Kwang Myung ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Kidney; Radionuclide imaging; Scar; Urography; Vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER TC 99M;

BACTERIURIA; BLADDER SURGERY; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; UROGRAPHY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0032829320     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)68126-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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