Antenatal hydronephrosis: Evaluation and outcome

Current Urology Reports

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 131-138

  Cooper, Christopher S ^a   Andrews, Janet I ^b   Hansen, Wendy F ^b   Yankowitz, Jerome ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bladder Outlet Obstruction; Hydronephrosis; Oligohydramnios; Posterior Urethral Valve; Prenatal Intervention

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PUNCTURE; REVIEW; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URETEROCELE; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

HYDRONEPHROSIS; ALGORITHMS; ANASTOMOSIS, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PUNCTURES; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; URETEROCELE; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0036545733     PISSN: 15272737     EISSN: 15346285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11934-002-0024-5     Document Type: Article

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