Renal pelvis volume during diuresis in children with hydronephrosis: Implications for diagnosing obstruction with diuretic renography

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 303-307

  Koff, S A ^a   Binkovitz, L ^a   Coley, B ^a   Jayanthi, V R ^a  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Hydronephrosis; Kidney pelvis; Radioisotope renography; Ureteral obstruction

Indexed keywords

FUROSEMIDE; MERTIATIDE TC 99M; PENTETIC ACID; RADIOISOTOPE;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIURESIS; DIURETIC RENOGRAPHY; DRUG HALF LIFE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NEWBORN; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RENOGRAPHY; SCINTILLATION CAMERA; URETER OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 20444474504     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000161217.47446.0b     Document Type: Article

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