Calculating the renal output efficiency as a method for clarifying equivocal renograms in adults with suspected upper urinary tract obstruction

BJU International

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 485-487

  Jain, S ^a,b   Cosgriff, P S ^a   Turner, D T L ^a   Aslam, M ^a   Morrish, O ^a  

^a PILGRIM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RENOGRAPHY; URINARY EXCRETION; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION; URINE FLOW RATE;

ADULT; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DIURESIS; DIURETICS; FUROSEMIDE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY PELVIS; RADIOISOTOPE RENOGRAPHY;

EID: 0042411130     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2003.04375.x     Document Type: Article

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