Renal vein thrombosis in utero: duplex sonography in diagnosis and follow-up.
Neonatal renal vein thrombosis (RVT) is a well-described entity which is traditionally associated with a variety of perinatal stresses. Prenatal RVT is much less commonly detected. We describe a case in which a screening obstetrical ultrasonogram detected a fetal renal abnormality which was incorrectly interpreted as a suspected neoplasm of the fetal kidney. Ultrasonographic examinations during the first week of life confirmed the diagnosis of RVT, and both gray-scale and Doppler techniques were used to follow the resolution of the thrombosis and the fate of the kidney.
Fishman
J E
JE
Department of Radiology, University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Florida.
Joseph
R C
RC
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007680:Kidney Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011247:Pregnancy; D012082:Renal Veins / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal