When is it necessary to perform nuclear renogram in patients with a unilateral neonatal hydronephrosis?

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 347-352

  Burgu, Berk ^a   Aydogdu, Ozgu ^a   Soygur, Tarkan ^a   Baker, Linda ^b   Snodgrass, Warren ^b   Wilcox, Duncan ^c  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

AP pelvic diameter; Differential renal function; Hydronephrosis; Ureteropelvic junction obstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; KIDNEY; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MALE; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCINTISCANNING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URETER;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KIDNEY; MALE; RADIOISOTOPE RENOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; URETER;

EID: 84861582371     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-011-0744-6     Document Type: Article

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