title: Urinary ascites due to persistent urogenital sinus: A case report and review of literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Persistent urogenital sinus is one of the rare urogenital anomalies, which commonly presents as hydrometrocolpos. Fetal urinary ascites as a presentation of persistent urogenital sinus is extremely rare.
  
  
  METHODS
  We report on a preterm infant with antenatal diagnosis of hydrometrocolpos and massive urinary ascites secondary to urogenital sinus without any bladder or renal abnormalities.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This case report emphasizes the importance of maintaining a high index of suspicion in the diagnosis of persistent urogenital sinus especially in infants presenting with urinary ascites along with hydrometrocolpos.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Loganathan
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kamaluddeen
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Section of Neonatology, University of Calgary, AB, Canada Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, AB, Canada.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Soraisham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001201:Ascites / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000652:urine*; D020884:Colpotomy / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D052202:Hydrocolpos / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000196:embryology / Q000601:surgery; D014621:Vagina / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D014719:Vesicovaginal Fistula / Q000151:congenital / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery
keywords: Ascites; hydrometrocolpos; preterm; urogenital sinus