Prenatal diagnosis and management of urethral obstruction.
Eighteen cases of bladder outlet obstruction were diagnosed at Queen Mother's Hospital, Glasgow, over a period of 6 years. Commonest cause was posterior urethral valve in 11 cases (61%). Oligohydramnios was present in 78% of cases with a mortality of 67% mainly due to pulmonary hypoplasia. The 6 surviving infants (33%) underwent early postnatal surgery. Two of these have chronic renal failure on follow-up.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
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Munro
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D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000196:embryology / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005333:Fetus / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008297:Male; D016104:Oligohydramnios / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D012606:Scotland / Q000453:epidemiology; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014524:Urethral Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000196:embryology / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000601:surgery*