Acute management of neonatal respiratory failure due to crossed ectopic obstructed megaureter in a duplicated pelvic kidney.
Respiratory distress due to urinary tract obstruction can be a urologic emergency. We describe the diagnostic and surgical management of severe respiratory distress in a neonate due to a crossed ectopic obstructed megaureter in a duplicated pelvic kidney.
University of Vermont School of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405-1742, USA. deanleocadio@gmail.com
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D002828:Choristoma / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014513:Ureter / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000150:complications* / Q000209:etiology; D014567:Urography