Role of Urinary and Serum Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9 as a Biomarker in Diagnosis of Adult Giant Hydronephrosis

Introduction: The most common cause of adult Giant Hydronephrosis (GH) is congenital Uretero-Pelvic Junction (UPJ) obstruction. Conventional imaging modalities, like Intravenous Urography (IVU) and Computed Tomography Urography (CTU) and radionuclide renal scan can be fallacious. Serum carbohyd...

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Main Authors: Indraneel Banerjee, Vinay Tomar, Sher Singh Yadav, Nachiket Vyas, Suresh Yadav, Brijesh Sathian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-09-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8453/21400_CE[Ra1]_F(GH)_PF1(ROAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf