Renal pelvic diameters in human fetuses: Anatomical reference for diagnosis of fetal hydronephrosis

Urology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 452-457

  Lobo, Marcio L P ^a   Favorito, Luciano A ^a   Abidu Figueiredo, Marcelo ^a   Sampaio, Francisco J B ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY PELVIS; KIDNEY SIZE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STUDENT T TEST;

FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; KIDNEY PELVIS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE;

EID: 79551597270     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2010.06.049     Document Type: Article

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