Pathophysiology of Urinary Tract Obstruction

Smith's Textbook of Endourology: 3rd Edition

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 95-119

  Gulmi, Frederick A ^a   Felsen, Diane ^b,c  

^a BROOKDALE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Institute for Pediatric Urology Research Lab   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilateral ureteral obstruction; Fibrosis; Glomerular filtration rate; Interstitium; Unilateral ureteral obstruction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885811128     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444345148.ch7     Document Type: Chapter

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