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01-11-2013 | Pictorial Essay

Magnetic resonance urography and laparoscopy in paediatric urology: a case series

Authors: Maria Beatrice Damasio, Sara Costanzo, Emilio Podestà, Gianmarco Ghiggeri, Giorgio Piaggio, Fabio Faranda, Maria Ludovica Degl’Innocenti, Vincenzo Jasonni, Gian Michele Magnano, Piero Buffa, Giovanni Montobbio, Girolamo Mattioli

Published in: Pediatric Radiology | Issue 11/2013

Abstract

Paediatric urology often presents challenging scenarios. Magnetic resonance urography (MRU) and laparoscopy are increasingly used. We retrospectively studied children affected by a disease of the upper urinary tract who after MRU were elected for laparoscopic treatment. This pictorial essay draws on our experience; it illustrates some specific MRU findings and highlights the usefulness of MRU for the diagnosis of upper urinary tract pathology in children. It also offers some examples of the potential additional diagnostic information provided by laparoscopy as well as its therapeutic role.

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Title: Magnetic resonance urography and laparoscopy in paediatric urology: a case series
Authors: Maria Beatrice Damasio
Sara Costanzo
Emilio Podestà
Gianmarco Ghiggeri
Giorgio Piaggio
Fabio Faranda
Maria Ludovica Degl’Innocenti
Vincenzo Jasonni
Gian Michele Magnano
Piero Buffa
Giovanni Montobbio
Girolamo Mattioli
Publication date: 01-11-2013
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Pediatric Radiology / Issue 11/2013
Print ISSN: 0301-0449
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1998
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00247-013-2724-z

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