Prenatal anteroposterior pelvic diameter cutoffs for postnatal referral for isolated pyelectasis and hydronephrosis: More is not always better

Journal of Urology

Volumn 190, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1858-1863

  Bassanese, Giulia ^a   Travan, Laura ^b   D'Ottavio, Giuseppina ^b   Monasta, Lorenzo ^b   Ventura, Alessandro ^a,b   Pennesi, Marco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE FOR MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IRCCS BURLO GAROFOLO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydronephrosis; Postnatal care; Prenatal; Prenatal diagnosis; Pyelectasis; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS ECHOGRAPHY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYDRONEPHROSIS; INFANT; ISOLATED PYELECTASIS; KIDNEY PELVIS; KIDNEY SCINTISCANNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSTRUCTIVE UROPATHY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERINATAL PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYELECTASIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VESICOURETERAL REFLUX;

EID: 84888638878     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.05.038     Document Type: Article

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