Accuracy of three-dimensional CT angiography for preoperative vascular evaluation of laparoscopic living renal donors

Journal of Endourology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 339-341

  Rajamahanty, Srinivas ^a   Simon, Robert ^a   Edye, Michael ^a   Butt, Khalid ^a   Eshghi, Majid ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY ARTERY; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; KIDNEY DONOR; KIDNEY VEIN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LIVING DONOR; MALE; NEPHRECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LAPAROSCOPY; LIVING DONORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RENAL ARTERY; RENAL VEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 18544372615     PISSN: 08927790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/end.2005.19.339     Document Type: Article

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