Prenatal diagnosis and management of mild fetal pyelectasis: Implications for neonatal outcome and follow-up

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 154-159

  Signorelli, Marino ^a   Cerri, Valeria ^a   Taddei, Fabrizio ^a   Groli, Caterina ^a   Bianchi, Umberto A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal kidney; Pelvic dilation; Prenatal diagnosis; Pyelectasis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS PYELECTASIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PELVIS; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 12144252922     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.04.023     Document Type: Article

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