Systematic review of accuracy of fetal urine analysis to predict poor postnatal renal function in cases of congenital urinary tract obstruction

Prenatal Diagnosis

Volumn 27, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 900-911

  Morris, R K ^a   Quinlan Jones, E ^a   Kilby, M D ^a   Khan, K S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Congenital urinary tract obstruction; Fetal disease; Fetal urinalysis; Prenatal diagnosis; Renal function

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; CALCIUM; SODIUM;

DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FUNCTION TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION; URINALYSIS;

EID: 35349004196     PISSN: 01973851     EISSN: 10970223     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pd.1810     Document Type: Review

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