Renal Ultrasonography Should Be Done Routinely in Children with First Urinary Tract Infections

Urology

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 439-443

  Huang, Hsin Ping ^a,b   Lai, Yi Chun ^a   Tsai, I Jung ^a   Chen, Shih Yu ^a   Tsau, Yong Kwei ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY HYPERTROPHY; KIDNEY MALFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 40649116947     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.10.049     Document Type: Article

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