title: Prognostic value of three-dimensional ultrasound for fetal hydronephrosis.
abstract: The present study evaluated the prognostic value of three-dimensional ultrasound for fetal hydronephrosis. Pregnant females with fetal hydronephrosis were enrolled and a novel three-dimensional ultrasound indicator, renal parenchymal volume/kidney volume, was introduced to predict the postnatal prognosis of fetal hydronephrosis in comparison with commonly used ultrasound indicators. All ultrasound indicators of fetal hydronephrosis could predict whether postnatal surgery was required for fetal hydronephrosis; however, the predictive performance of renal parenchymal volume/kidney volume measurements as an individual indicator was the highest. In conclusion, ultrasound is important in predicting whether postnatal surgery is required for fetal hydronephrosis, and the three-dimensional ultrasound indicator renal parenchymal volume/kidney volume has a high predictive performance. Furthermore, the majority of cases of fetal hydronephrosis spontaneously regress subsequent to birth, and the regression time is closely associated with ultrasound indicators.
authors: Department of Ultrasound, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, P.R. China.
authors: Junmei
authors: J
authors: Wang
authors: Department of Women's Health, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, P.R. China.
authors: Weiwen
authors: W
authors: Ying
authors: Department of Urology, Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, P.R. China.
authors: Daxing
authors: D
authors: Tang
authors: Department of Ultrasound, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, P.R. China.
authors: Liming
authors: L
authors: Yang
authors: Department of Ultrasound, Naval Convalescent Zone, Hangzhou Sanatorium, Nanjing Military Command, Nanjing, Jiangsu 310002, P.R. China.
authors: Dongsheng
authors: D
authors: Liu
authors: Department of Ultrasound, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, P.R. China.
authors: Yuanhui
authors: Y
authors: Liu
authors: Department of Ultrasound, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, P.R. China.
authors: Jiaoe
authors: J
authors: Pan
authors: Women's Reproductive Health Laboratory of Zhejiang, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, P.R. China ; Department of Gynecological Oncology, Women's Hospital, School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310006, P.R. China.
authors: Xing
authors: X
authors: Xie
keywords: fetal hydronephrosis; prognosis; three-dimensional ultrasound