Is a complete urological evaluation necessary in all newborns with asymptomatic renal ectopia?

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 491-495

  Arena, Francesco ^a   Arena, Salvatore ^a   Paolata, Antonina ^a   Campenni, Alfredo ^a   Zuccarello, Biagio ^a   Romeo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydronephrosis; Renal ectopia; Vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ANORECTAL MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTORCHISM; DATA BASE; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC KIDNEY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEGAURETER; NEWBORN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UROLOGIC EXAMINATION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ABNORMALITIES, MULTIPLE; ALGORITHMS; DATABASES, FACTUAL; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, UROLOGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; MALE; NEONATAL SCREENING; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 34250832656     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2007.01764.x     Document Type: Article

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