A newborn infant was referred to the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Princess Margaret Hospital, for further assessment for renal abnormalities detected by antenatal ultrasonography. Postnatal ultrasonography showed a cluster of noncommunicating cysts of varying sizes in the left renal fossa (Fig 1). The largest cyst was peripherally located. No normal renal parenchyma was detected in the l...

Urorectal septum malformation sequence (URSMS) is an extremely rare anomaly, consists of multiple system anomalies including ambiguous genitalia, absence of a perineal opening, an imperforate anus, and urological, colonic and lumbosacral defects. We describe a newborn with characteristic URSMS who also had features of congenital varus deformity of leg, polydactyly, tracheo-oesophageal fistula, ...

Background: Routine diagnostic methods of Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) are invasive and can cause exposure to radiation and may increase risk of urinary tract infections. Therefore, introducing reliable, non invasive methods might be more interested in pediatric nephrology. The objective of this perspective case control study was to evaluate the prognostic value of urinary neutrophil-gelatinase ...

The overall incidence of genitourinary abnormalities during routine prenatal US screening is 2±9 per 1000 births [1±5], with a male to female ratio of 2 : 1 [3]. The spectrum of genitourinary abnormalities detected in utero is extremely varied; most affected fetuses (50±87%) have hydronephrosis [6±8]. The remaining anomalies include multicystic dysplastic kidney, autosomal recessive polycystic ...

AIM Pregnancy is an anatomical and physiological altered state and the presence of various urological problems not only aggravates the disease itself, but also results in unfavourable pregnancy outcome. Aim is to highlight obstetric outcome in pregnant women with urological problems. MATERIALS AND METHODS Longitudinal prospective cohort study conducted in tertiary care hospital, IPGME and R, ...