My patient has abdominal and flank pain: Identifying renal causes
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The Relationship between Non-Renal Diseases and Renal Parenchymal Echogenicity in Children with Acute Abdominal Pain
Background Few results have shown that renal parenchymal echogenicity increases in pediatric patients with no concurrent renal diseases. This study aimed to investigate the relation between non-renal diseases and renal cortical echogenicity in children with acute abdominal pain. Materials and Methods This cross- sectional study was conducted among 100 children referred to Amirkola Children’s ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Ultrasound
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1742-271X,1743-1344
DOI: 10.1177/1742271x15601617