title: Pathophysiology of renal function and its effect on isotope studies in the workup of hydronephrosis.
abstract: Understanding renal maturation and growth is essential before adequate interpretation of radionuclide renal studies can be done. The expectation that an immature kidney draining into a dilated renal pelvis will show good washout on a diuretic renogram within 20 or 40 min is unreasonable. A physiological explanation for this is given.
authors.affiliation: Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London WC1N 3JH, UK. i.gordon@ich.ucl.ac.uk
authors.forename: Isky
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gordon
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007223:Infant; D007554:Isotopes; D007668:Kidney / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D007677:Kidney Function Tests; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging
chemical_list: D007554:Isotopes