Magnetic resonance imaging of fetal urinoma.
Extrarenal collections of urine have long been associated with obstructive uropathy and may preserve renal function by acting as a "popoff" valve. Although urinary extravasation manifested as urinary ascites carries a favorable prognosis, perinephric urinomas occurring prenatally are associated with poor renal function in most cases. We report the case of a baby girl with a urinoma diagnosed by fetal magnetic resonance imaging and discuss the significance of this radiologic finding.
Hutcheson
Joel C
JC
Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Urology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
Canning
Douglas A
DA
Hubbard
Ann M
AM
Johnson
Mark P
MP
Carr
Michael C
MC
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000175:diagnosis; D000328:Adult; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014556:Urine; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis