Radiologic features of implants after endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux in children

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 234-240

  Cerwinka, Wolfgang H ^a   Kaye, Jonathan D ^a   Scherz, Hal C ^a   Kirsch, Andrew J ^a   Grattan Smith, J Damien ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

CT; Endoscopic injection; MRI; Pediatric urology; Sonography; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

BULKING AGENT; COAPTITE; COPOLYMER; DEXTRANOMER; HYDROXYAPATITE; POLITEF; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIREFLUX OPERATION; CHILD; CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; IMAGING; IMPLANT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; REVIEW; UROLITHIASIS; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; DEXTRANS; DURAPATITE; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; HYALURONIC ACID; INJECTIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 77954736361     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.3790     Document Type: Review

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