Helical computed tomography for identification of crossing vessels in ureteropelvic junction obstruction - Comparison with operative findings

Urology

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-39

  Khaira, Herkanwal S ^a   Platt, Joel F ^a   Cohan, Richard H ^a   Wolf, J Stuart ^a   Faerber, Gary J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOPLASTY; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0037677612     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00156-0     Document Type: Article

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