Successful placement of a pyeloamniotic shunt catheter for ureteropelvic junctional obstruction in utero.
A fetus with severe left ureteropelvic junctional obstruction was managed by the insertion of a left pyeloamniotic shunt catheter at 28 weeks' gestation. An otherwise healthy baby boy was delivered seven weeks later. The place of fetal surgical techniques for obstructive uropathies is discussed.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D014546:Urinary Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*