Fetal posterior urethral valves and renal dysplasia at 15 weeks gestational age.
An enlarged bladder secondary to posterior urethral valves was detected by ultrasound in a 15-week-old fetus. Autopsy at 18 weeks of gestation revealed severe renal dysplasia. Intervention, even at this early gestational age, would be unlikely to reverse these pathologic changes.
D000028:Abortion, Induced; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000196:embryology*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014521:Urethra / Q000002:abnormalities*; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000196:embryology*