title: [The spectrum of congenital malformations of the urinary tract in fetuses and newborns in autopsies in 1989-2002].
abstract: The retrospective analysis of own autopsy findings of 831 fetuses and newborns with different forms of congenital malformations were carried out. In 172 cases (20.7%) urinary tract abnormalities were revealed. Isolated malformations represented 43.6% (75 cases) and 56.4% (97 cases) constituted one component of complex multisystem anomalies. Obstructive uropathies with different renal changes represented 54.7% of the isolated malformations, renal agenesis - 28%, autosomal recessive or dominant polycystic renal diseases - 16% and renal hypoplasia 1.3%. Obstructive uropathies were also most prevalent among the multisystem abnormalities (45.4%), while agenesis represented 34% of cases, horseshoe kidney - 12.4%, autosomal polycystic kidney diseases 4.1%, and renal hypoplasia 4.1%. Congenital abnormalities of urinary tract (especially the obstructive uropathies and agenesis) were more common in male fetuses and newborns. A highly frequent coexistence of urinary system congenital abnormalities and malformations of digestive tract, circulatory system and central nervous system were observed.
authors.affiliation: Zaklad Patomorfologii Klinicznej Instytutu Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki w łodzi.
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Czichos
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kałuzyński
authors.forename: Tomasz
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Krawczyk
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kałuzyńska
authors.forename: Daria
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Finke
authors.forename: Andrzej
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kulig
mesh_terms: D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D007690:Polycystic Kidney Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000002:abnormalities*