Renal function before and after pyeloplasty: Does it improve?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 3 II, 1999, Pages 1041-1044

  McAleer, Irene M ^a   Kaplan, George W ^a  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Function recovery; Hydronephrosis; Kidney; Radioisotope renography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY BIOPSY; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOPLASTY; RENOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0032879667     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)68059-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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