Fetal obstructive uropathy complicated by urinary ascites: outcome and prognostic value of fetal serum β-2-microglobulin

Prenatal and Perinatal Outcome of Congenital Fetal Obstructive Uropathy

Abnormalities of the urinary tract account for less than 25% of any detected congenital anomaly during pregnancy, and approximately 60% of them are obstructive uropathies. After the diagnosis of obstructive uropathy is made, there is a need for making a decision whether or not to terminate a pregnancy and to determine further diagnostic procedures and best management before and after birth. Mak...

Clinical outcome of fetal uropathy.

Thirty seven infants (27 boys and 10 girls) whose uropathy had been diagnosed antenatally were reviewed at a mean age of 24.4 months. Antenatal ultrasonography was found to be an accurate detector of renal disease, as uropathy was subsequently confirmed in 33 of the 37 infants (89%). A smaller proportion of patients required operations than in other series reported. Shortly after birth the kidn...

Fetal urinoma in females without obstructive uropathy.

OBJECTIVE Prenatal diagnosis of urinomas has long been established with underlying obstructive uropathy generally responsible for urinary extravasation. Because urinoma formation represents a pop-off mechanism in cases of posterior urethral valves, the number of affected males greatly exceeds the number of females. Fetal urinoma has rarely been reported without obstruction and in females it has...

Prognostic value of serum beta 2-microglobulin in HIV infection.

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The Value of Reporting Decreased or Absent Fetal Movements by Mothers in Predicting the Pregnancy Outcome