Renal resistive indexes and some renal functions in liver cirrhotic children

Pediatrics International

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 67-71

  Aydoǧdu, Sema ^a   Akil, Ipek ^a,b   Akil, Talha ^a   Kabasakal, Caner ^a   Killi, Refik ^a   Mir, Sevgi ^a   Yaǧci, Raşit ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Childhood cirrhosis; Microalbumin; N acetyl beta D glucosaminidase; Renal resistive index

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; N ACETYL BETA GLUCOSAMINIDASE; SODIUM; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DETERIORATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; LIVER CELL DAMAGE; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MICROALBUMINURIA; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK; SCORING SYSTEM; SODIUM URINE LEVEL; STAGING; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; URINARY EXCRETION;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 1542407368     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2004.01826.x     Document Type: Article

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