A 5-year audit of 778 neonatal renal scans (Part 1): Perplexing pyelectasis and suggested protocol for investigation

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 349-353

  Acton, Christine ^a,b   Pahuja, Monica ^a   Opie, Gillian ^a   Woodward, Alan ^a  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fetal pyelectasis; Neonatal hydronephrosis; Renal abnormalities

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY MALFORMATION; KIDNEY PELVIS; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; OBSTRUCTION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELECTASIS; REVIEW; ULTRASOUND; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 0347236897     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1673.2003.01201.x     Document Type: Review

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