Filarial chyluria: Long-term experience of a university hospital in India

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 193-198

  Tandon, Vipul ^a   Singh, Harbans ^a   Dwivedi, U S ^a   Mahmood, Mufti ^a   Singh, P B ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Chyluria; Filariasis; Renal hilar lymphatic disconnection

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHYLURIA; CYSTOSCOPY; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FILARIA; FILARIASIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; LIGATION; LOW FAT DIET; LYMPH VESSEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; REMISSION; RENAL HILAR LYMPHATIC DISCONNECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHYLE; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DIETHYLCARBAMAZINE; FEMALE; FILARIASIS; FILARICIDES; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INDIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 2342440117     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2003.00761.x     Document Type: Article

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