Examining the obstructed ureter with intraluminal sonography

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1286-1290

  Grasso, M ^a   Li, S ^a   Liu, J B ^a   Beaghler, M ^a   Newman, R ^a   Bagley, D H ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Diagnostic imaging; Endoscopy; Retroperitoneal fibrosis; Ureteral neoplasms; Ureteral obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPY; FIBROSIS; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE PYELOGRAPHY; URETER CARCINOMA; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETER STONE; URETER STRICTURE; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 0032878776     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68268-7     Document Type: Article

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