Antenatal renal pelvis dilatation emphasizing vesicoureteric reflux: Two-year follow-up of minor postnatal dilatation

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 336-339

  Kapadia, H ^a   Lidefelt, K J ^a   Erasmie, U ^a   Pilo, C ^b  

^a SACHS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Foetus; Postnatal follow up; Renal pelvis dilatation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETUS; FOLLOW UP; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY PELVIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PYELONEPHRITIS; RENAL PELVIS DILATATION; URETER DILATATION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY PELVIS; PREGNANCY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, PRENATAL; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 1542373578     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250410022945     Document Type: Article

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