title: [Changes in the kidney and upper urinary tract in the normal course of pregnancy. Results of a sonographic study].
abstract: In 232 women with a normal course of pregnancy the kidneys and the upper urinary tract were studied by means of ultrasonography. In 73% of the patients a dilation of the renal collecting system was found. Frequency and grade of the dilation have been increased from the first to the third trimenon, with a significant preference of the right side. A marked dilation with a sagittal diameter of the pyelon of more than 15 mm was found in only 12% of the pregnant women. In a single case during uncomplicated pregnancy also monstrous dilation could be demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Urologische Klinik, Bergarbeiterkrankenhauses Gera.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hoffmann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Behm
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Auge
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D007685:Kidney Tubules, Collecting / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000502:physiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Veränderungen der Nieren und des oberen Harntraktes bei normal verlaufender Schwangerschaft. Ergebnisse einer sonographischen Studie.