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- Title
The significance of early second-trimester sonographic detection of minor fetal renal anomalies.
- Authors
Bronshtein, Moshe; Bar-Hava, Itai; Lightman, Abraham; Bronshtein, M; Bar-Hava, I; Lightman, A
- Abstract
A study of 6350 consecutive transvaginal ultrasound examinations was performed as part of a routine fetal evaluation. Twenty-one cases (0.33 per cent) of early second-trimester sonographic detection of minor renal abnormalities (unilateral renal agenesis, pelvic kidney, and double collecting system) are presented. The sonographic diagnosis was made at 14-18 weeks of pregnancy and confirmed, in all of the 21 fetuses, postnatally or by post-mortem. A high incidence of associated fetal anomalies (24 per cent) and parental renal abnormalities (14 per cent) was demonstrated. Transvaginal sonography was found to be a useful tool for diagnosing these renal anomalies as early as 14 weeks of pregnancy. The likelihood of various associated anomalies and long-term implications on renal function raise questions concerning the prenatal management of such patients.
- Publication
Prenatal Diagnosis, 1995, Vol 15, Issue 7, p627
- ISSN
0197-3851
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1002/pd.1970150707