Association between atherosclerosis and urothelial tumors of the renal pelvis

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 375-379

  Hager, Martina ^a   Mikuz, Gregor ^b   Haufe, Heike ^a   Kolbitsch, Christian ^c   Moser, Katharina B ^b   Moser, Patrizia L ^b  

^a PARACELSUS MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^c INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Intima to media ratio; Renal pelvis; Urothelial carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTIMA; KIDNEY PELVIS; KIDNEY TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; PAPILLARY CARCINOMA; PATHOLOGY; PREVALENCE; RENAL ARTERY; RISK FACTOR; TUNICA MEDIA; UROTHELIUM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARCINOMA, PAPILLARY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEPHRECTOMY; PREVALENCE; RENAL ARTERY; RISK FACTORS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA; UROTHELIUM;

EID: 50249141723     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-008-0271-2     Document Type: Article

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