Postural Proteinuria Associated With Left Renal Vein Entrapment: A Follow-up Evaluation

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Milani, Gregorio P ^a   Mazzoni, Marta B M ^a   Burdick, Larry ^a   Bianchetti, Mario G ^a   Fossali, Emilio F ^a  

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

Author keywords

Aortomesenteric left renal vein entrapment; postural proteinuria; proteinuria

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE;

ADULT; AORTOMESENTERIC LEFT RENAL VEIN ENTRAPMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; BLOOD FLOW VELOCITY; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; CASE REPORT; CREATININE URINE LEVEL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ORTHOSTATIC PROTEINURIA; PROTEINURIA; RECUMBENCY; REMISSION; URINALYSIS; VEIN OCCLUSION;

AORTA; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LASER-DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MESENTERIC ARTERY, SUPERIOR; POSTURE; PROTEINURIA; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; RENAL VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952674517     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2010.03.004     Document Type: Article

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