Antegrade pressure measurement as a diagnostic tool in modern pediatric urology

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 737-741

  Veenboer, Paul W ^a   de Jong, Tom P V M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antegrade pressure measurement; Antegrade pressure recording; UPJ stenosis; UVJ stenosis; Whitaker test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; URETER OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT; UROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PRESSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT; UROLOGY;

EID: 81855193948     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-011-0717-9     Document Type: Article

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