The long-term outcome of antenatal hydronephrosis up to 15 millimetres justifies a noninvasive postnatal follow-up

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 97, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 708-713

  De Kort, E H M ^a   Bambang Oetomo, S ^a   Zegers, S H J ^a  

^a MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antenatal hydronephrosis; Neonatal follow up; Renal pelvis dilatation; Surgery; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; KIDNEY PELVIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL TIME; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 43249118430     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00749.x     Document Type: Article

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