Impact of magnetic resonance urography on preoperative diagnostic workup in children affected by hydronephrosis: Should IVU be replaced?

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1441-1445

  Leppert, A ^a   Nadalin, S ^a   Schirg, E ^a   Petersen, C ^a   Kardorff, R ^a   Galanski, M ^a   Fuchs, J ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Hydronephrosis; Kidney; Magnetic resonance urography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS UROGRAPHY; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UROGRAPHY; AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; KIDNEY; KIDNEY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASES; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; UROGRAPHY; UROLOGIC DISEASES;

EID: 0036789004     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jpsu.2002.35408     Document Type: Article

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