title: Prenatal diagnosis and management of abnormalities in the urologic system.
abstract: We have reviewed the prenatal diagnosis and management of abnormalities in the urologic system. Urologic anomalies may be caused by embryologic aberrations, genetic disease, or a nonrandom association with other structural abnormalities. There is a wide range of prognoses, depending on the cause and the impact of the anomaly on the production of amniotic fluid. Management focuses on obtaining an accurate prenatal diagnosis, providing appropriate counseling, and ensuring the proper surveillance or treatment before and after birth.
authors.affiliation: Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Science, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA. carl.saphier@mssm.edu
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Saphier
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaddipati
authors.forename: L E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Applewhite
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Berkowitz
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011379:Prognosis; D013577:Syndrome; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy