title: A rare case of renal dysplasia: prenatal and postnatal management.
abstract: The ultrasonographic detection of renal anomalies may modify obstetric management and facilitate pediatric care of the newborn. We performed prenatal differential diagnosis of an isolated unilateral cystic renal mass (71 × 74 × 82 mm) in a pregnant woman at 26 weeks of gestation. No other abnormalities were detected by ultrasonography, except for polyhydramnios. Repeated percutaneous cyst aspirations were required because of the increasing risk of vital organ damage. Postnatal nephroureterectomy was performed. Anatomopathologic analysis led to the diagnosis of segmental renal dysplasia, which could not be included in any of the four groups of Potter's classification of cystic renal dysplasia.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy Unit, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Policlinico A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Noia
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Visconti
authors.forename: Luisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: D'Oria
authors.forename: Marcella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pellegrino
authors.forename: Concetta
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leggieri
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Manzoni
authors.forename: Lucia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Masini
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Caruso
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007668:Kidney / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D052177:Kidney Diseases, Cystic / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011247:Pregnancy; D013396:Suction; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014513:Ureter / Q000601:surgery