Longitudinal Analyses of Renal Lesions Due to Acute Pyelonephritis in Children and Their Impact on Renal Growth

Journal of Urology

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2602-2606

  Parvex, P ^a   Willi, J P ^a   Kossovsky, M P ^a   Girardin, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cicatrix; kidney diseases; pyelonephritis; technetium Tc 99m dimercaptosuccinic acid; urinary tract infections

Indexed keywords

SUCCIMER;

ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY DEVELOPMENT; KIDNEY SCAR; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CICATRIX; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY DISEASES; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PYELONEPHRITIS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TECHNETIUM TC 99M DIMERCAPTOSUCCINIC ACID;

EID: 55549083128     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2008.08.059     Document Type: Article

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