Pathologic Findings in Patients with Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction and Crossing Vessels

Urology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 716-719

  Richstone, Lee ^a   Seideman, Casey A ^a   Reggio, Ernesto ^a   Bluebond Langner, Rachel ^a   Pinto, Peter A ^a   Trock, Bruce ^a   Kavoussi, Louis R ^a  

^a The Arthur Smith Institute for Urology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY BLOOD VESSEL; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE HYPERTROPHY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELOPLASTY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL PATIENT; TISSUE SECTION; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63149134857     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2008.10.069     Document Type: Article

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