TY - JOUR
T1 - Technology in Search of a Patient
AU - Friedman, Aaron L.
AU - Harrison, Michael R.
PY - 1982/8/26
Y1 - 1982/8/26
N2 - To the Editor: As a pediatric nephrologist, I have followed with great interest the published reports by Harrison and his colleagues on the in utero treatment of hydronephrosis.1 2 3 Those of us who are involved in the care of children with renal insufficiency are all too well aware of the difficulties created by congenital urinary-tract abnormalities. A recent report suggests that patients who have had appropriate treatment of obstructive uropathy may still progress to end-stage renal disease.4 Harrison has demonstrated that there are two groups of patients with hydronephrosis in utero: one for whom no early intervention is necessary, and a.
AB - To the Editor: As a pediatric nephrologist, I have followed with great interest the published reports by Harrison and his colleagues on the in utero treatment of hydronephrosis.1 2 3 Those of us who are involved in the care of children with renal insufficiency are all too well aware of the difficulties created by congenital urinary-tract abnormalities. A recent report suggests that patients who have had appropriate treatment of obstructive uropathy may still progress to end-stage renal disease.4 Harrison has demonstrated that there are two groups of patients with hydronephrosis in utero: one for whom no early intervention is necessary, and a.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM198208263070928
DO - 10.1056/NEJM198208263070928
M3 - Letter
C2 - 7099239
AN - SCOPUS:0020491893
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 307
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 9
ER -