Renal Scarring in Familial Vesicoureteral Reflux: Is Prevention Possible?

Journal of Urology

Volumn 176, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2006, Pages 1842-1846

  Pirker, Martina E ^a,c   Colhoun, Eric ^b   Puri, Prem ^a  

^a OUR LADY S CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^b ADELAIDE AND MEATH HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

cicatrix; genetics; kidney; mass screening; vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER;

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY INJURY; KIDNEY SCAR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCAR FORMATION; SEX; SEX RATIO; SIBLING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MALE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; URODYNAMICS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 33747886761     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.04.089     Document Type: Article

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