Neonatal aortoiliac compression caused by a distended bladder.
Neonatal aortoiliac insufficiency caused by a distended urinary bladder is an unusual occurrence that can be difficult to distinguish from aortoiliac thrombosis. Real-time sonography can permit recognition of the abnormality, demonstration of the related pathophysiology, and exclusion of other causes of aortoiliac occlusion.
D001012:Aorta, Abdominal / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007083:Iliac Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000209:etiology; D014463:Ultrasonography; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000473:pathology*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization; D014556:Urine