Distal ureteral diameter measurement objectively predicts vesicoureteral reflux outcome

Journal of Pediatric Urology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 99-103

  Cooper, Christopher S ^a,b   Birusingh, Kevin K ^b   Austin, J Christopher ^b   Knudson, Matthew J ^b   Brophy, Patrick D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Child; Infant; Kidney; Treatment outcome; Ureter; Vesicoureteral reflux

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA BODY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; URETER; VESICO-URETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 84874537732     PISSN: 14775131     EISSN: 18734898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2011.12.011     Document Type: Article

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