A prospective study of endoluminal ultrasound versus computerized tomography angiography for detecting crossing vessels at the ureteropelvic junction

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1938-1941

  Keeley Jr , Francis X ^a,b   Moussa, Sami A ^a   Miller, John ^a   Tolley, David A ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiography; Ultrasonography; Ureter; Ureteral obstruction; X ray computerized tomography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PEROPERATIVE ECHOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOPLASTY; PYELOTOMY; RETROGRADE PYELOGRAPHY; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION; URETEROSCOPY;

EID: 0345476273     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)68073-1     Document Type: Article

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