title: Urinoma drainage for neonatal respiratory insufficiency.
abstract: This report describes two newborn males with posterior urethral valves, perirenal urinomas and respiratory distress. A 400 cc urinoma was drained percutaneously with resolution of respiratory symptoms in the first case. A 120 cc urinoma was drained in the second case but the infant died of pulmonary hypoplasia at 22 h of age. This report emphasizes the importance of aspirating or draining the urinoma in an attempt to treat the newborn's respiratory insufficiency.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Hoffer
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Winters
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Retik
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ringer
mesh_terms: D004322:Drainage; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000628:therapy*; D014556:Urine