Long-Term Evolution of Renal Damage Associated With Unilateral Vesicoureteral Reflux

Journal of Urology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1043-1047

  Polito, Cesare ^a   La Manna, Angela ^a   Rambaldi, Pier Francesco ^a   Valentini, Nicolo ^a   Marte, Antonio ^a   Lama, Giuliana ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

cicatrix; kidney diseases; technetium Tc 99m dimercaptosuccinic acid; vesico ureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER TC 99M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG UPTAKE; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; KIDNEY INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCAR; SCINTIGRAPHY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; RADIOISOTOPE RENOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 34547672629     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.05.061     Document Type: Article

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