Nutcracker syndrome: Diagnosis with Doppler US

Radiology

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-97

  Kim, Seung Hyup ^a   Cho, Seong Whi ^a   Kim, Hong Dae ^a   Chung, Jin Wook ^a   Park, Jae Hyung ^a   Han, Man Chung ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hematuria; Renal veins, stenosis or obstruction; Renal veins, US

Indexed keywords

MEGLUMINE IOXITALAMATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOSCOPY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY PHLEBOGRAPHY; KIDNEY VEIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNDROME; VEIN DISEASE;

EID: 13344261390     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.198.1.8539413     Document Type: Article

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