High incidence of a generally small kidney and primary vesicoureteral reflux

Journal of Urology

Volumn 164, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 479-482

  Polito, Cesare ^a   La Manna, Angela ^a   Rambaldi, Pier Francesco ^a   Nappi, Barbara ^a   Mansi, Luigi ^a   Di Toro, Rosario ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Abnormalities; Kidney; Scintigraphy; Vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KIDNEY SCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REFLUX NEPHROPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTIGRAPHY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0033926868     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)67404-6     Document Type: Article

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