Antegrade pressure measurement of urinary tract in children with persistent hydronephrosis

Antegrade pressure measurement of urinary tract in children with persistent hydronephrosis

INTRODUCTION: Dilation of urinary tract occurs without the presence of obstruction. Diagnostic methods that depend on renal function may elicit mistaken diagnosis. Whitaker (1973) proposed the evaluation of urinary tract pressure submitted to constant flow. Other investigators proposed perfusion of...

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Main Authors: Patrícia Traballi de Carvalho Pegolo, Marcio Lopes Miranda, Sheila Kim, Antonio Gonçalves de Oliveira Filho, Leonardo Oliveira Reis, Joaquim Murray Bustorff Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2012-08-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Subjects:
Hydronephrosis
Kidney
Pyonephrosis
Urinary Tract
Whitaker test
obstruction
renal pelvis
percutaneous
functional deficit
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