title: Postnatal management of newborn with antenatal detected urinary tract abnormalities.
abstract: The goals of postnatal management of congenital anomalies of the kidneys and the urinary tracts are two: The first to distinguish between patients (the minority) who are at risk for renal parenchyma damage, from neonates (the majority) who have not consequences to renal functionality; the second to avoid for healthy infant strenuous follow-up, painful diagnostic procedures, and unnecessary anxiety for their parents.
authors.affiliation: TIN Az Osp. Pugliese-Ciaccio Catanzaro, Italy. rgaliano@libero.it
authors.forename: Rossella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Galiano
authors.forename: Ezio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Spasari
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005315:Fetal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006869:Hydronephrosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D015997:Neonatal Screening; D036801:Parturition / Q000502:physiology; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods*; D012306:Risk; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014718:Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging