Ultrasound mass screening for congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 949-953

  Caiulo, Vito Antonio ^a,b   Caiulo, Silvana ^c   Gargasole, Clara ^d   Chiriacò, Giovanni ^e   Latini, Giuseppe ^b,f   Cataldi, Luigi ^a,g   Mele, Giuseppe ^h  

^a Societa Italiana di Neonatologia   (Italy)

^b PERRINO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^f CNR   (Italy)

^g CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^h Italian Federation of Pediatricians   (Italy)

Author keywords

Congenital anomalies of the kidneys; Ultrasound urinary mass screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONGENITAL ANOMALY OF KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT; ECHOGRAPHY; ECTOPIC KIDNEY; HUMAN; INFANT; ITALY; KIDNEY AGENESIS; KIDNEY ANOMALY; KIDNEY CALCIFICATION; KIDNEY CYST; KIDNEY DYSPLASIA; KIDNEY VEIN THROMBOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URETEROPELVIC JUNCTION OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT MALFORMATION; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; INFANT; ITALY; KIDNEY; KIDNEY NEOPLASMS; MASS SCREENING; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; URETERAL OBSTRUCTION; URINARY TRACT; UROGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 84863904872     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: 1432198X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00467-011-2098-0     Document Type: Article

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