Left renal vein entrapment: A frequent feature in children with postural proteinuria

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1837-1839

  Ragazzi, Monica ^a,b   Milani, Gregorio ^a   Edefonti, Alberto ^a   Burdick, Larry ^a   Bianchetti, Mario G ^b   Fossali, Emilio F ^a,c  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Clinica Pediatrica De Marchi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aorto mesenteric left renal vein entrapment; Postural proteinuria; Proteinuria

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; ORTHOSTATIC PROTEINURIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA; RENAL VEIN ENTRAPMENT; SWITZERLAND; URINARY EXCRETION; VEIN OCCLUSION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; PROTEINURIA; RENAL VEINS;

EID: 51549083185     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-008-0909-8     Document Type: Article

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