Impaired drainage on diuretic renography using half-time or pelvic excretion efficiency is not a sign of obstruction in children with a prenatal diagnosis of unilateral renal pelvic dilatation

Journal of Urology

Volumn 169, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1828-1831

  Amarante, J ^a   Anderson, P J ^a   Gordon, I ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Hydronephrosis; Kidney; Prenatal diagnosis; Ureteral obstruction

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; FUROSEMIDE; MERTIATIDE TC 99M;

AGE; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY SIZE; MICTURITION; NEWBORN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND; UNILATERAL RENAL PELVIC DILATATION; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0037405506     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000062640.46274.21     Document Type: Article

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