Is decreased diameter of renal pelvis in prone position an indicator of successful pyeloplasty?

Objective: To evaluate patients who had undergone pyeloplasty for pelviureteric junction obstruction, by measuring the anteroposterior diameter (APD) of the renal pelvis in supine and prone positions, and determine whether a decrease in APD in prone position can exclude obstruction in dilated renal...

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Main Authors: Gyanendra Sharma, Anshu Sharma, Vivian Yee-Fong Leung, Winnie Chiu-Wing Chu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0971-3026.178282