Voiding urosonography as first step in the diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux in children: A clinical experience

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 674-677

  Giordano, Mario ^a   Marzolla, Rocco ^b   Puteo, Flora ^a   Scianaro, Lucio ^b   Caringella, Domenica Angela ^a   Depalo, Tommaso ^a  

^a Ospedale Pediatrico Giovanni XXIII   (Italy)

^b GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Voiding cystourethrography; Voiding urosonography

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; MICTURITION UROSONOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; URETER; URETER SURGERY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SULFUR HEXAFLUORIDE; URINATION; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 34250647884     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-007-0499-9     Document Type: Article

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