Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 264-267 , August 2007

Micturating cystourethrograms are not necessary for all cases of antenatally diagnosed hydronephrosis

  • Alice L. Mears

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BB, UK
    • ,
  • Syed A. Raza

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BB, UK
    • ,
  • Ajay K. Sinha

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neonatology, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BB, UK
    • ,
  • Divesh Misra

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Surgery, Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BB, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +44 020 7377 7799; fax: +44 020 7377 7743.

Received 22 November 2006 ,Accepted 30 November 2006.

References 

  1. Chitty LS, Pembrey ME, Chudleigh PM, et al. Multicentre study of antenatal calyceal dilatation detected by ultrasound. Lancet. 1990;336:875
  2. Thomas DF, Madden NO, Irving HC, et al. Mild dilation of the fetal kidney: a follow up study. Br J Urol. 1994;74:236–239
  3. Freedman ER, Rickwood AMK. Prenatally diagnosed pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction: A benign condition. J Pediatr Surg. 1994;29:769–772
  4. Gordon I. Vesico-ureteric reflux, urinary tract infection and renal damage in children. Lancet. 1995;346:489–490
  5. Misra D, Hird M, Kempley S. Are patients with antenatally diagnosed hydronephrosis being over-investigated and overtreated?. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 1999;9:303–306
  6. Garrett WJ, Grunwald G, Robinson DE. Prenatal diagnosis of fetal polycystic kidney by ultrasound. Invest Radiol. 1968;3:508–512
  7. King LR, Coughlin PWF, Bloch EC, et al. The case for immediate pyeloplasty in the neonate with UPJ obstruction. J Urol. 1994;132:725–728
  8. Dudley JA, Haworth JM, McGraw ME, et al. Clinical relevance and implications of antenatal hydronephrosis. Arch Dis Childhood. 1997;76:F31–F34
  9. McIlroy P, Abbott G, Anderson N, et al. Outcome of primary vesicoureteric reflux detected following fetal renal pelvic dilatation. J Paediatr Child Health. 2000;36:569–573
  10. Jaswon M, Dibble L, Puri S, et al. Prospective study of outcome in antenatally diagnosed renal pelvis dilatation. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 1999;80:F135–F138
  11. Farhat W, McLorie G, Geary D, et al. The natural history of neonatal vesicoureteral reflux. J Urol. 2000;164:1057–1060
  12. Greenfield SP, Ng M, Wan J, et al. Experience with vesicoureteral reflux in children: clinical characteristics. J Urol. 1997;158:578–579
  13. Thomas DF. Fetal uropathy. Br J Urol. 1990;66:225–231
  14. Feldman DM, DeCambre M, Kong E, et al. Evaluation and follow-up of fetal hydronephrosis. J Ultrasound Med. 2001;20:1065–1069
  15. Cheng A, Phan V, Geary D, et al. Outcome of isolated antenatal hydronephrosis. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2004;158:28–40
  16. Sairam S, Al-Habib A, Sasson S, et al. Natural history of fetal hydronephrosis diagnosed on mid-trimester ultrasound. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2001;17:191–196
  17. Wollenberg A, Neuhaus T, Willi U, et al. Outcome of fetal renal pelvic dilatation diagnosed during the third trimester. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2005;25:483–488
  18. Moorthy I, Joshi N, Cook J, et al. Antenatal hydronephrosis: negative predictive value of normal postnatal ultrasound – as five year study. Clin Radiol. 2003;58:964–970
  19. Dhillon HK. Prenatally diagnosed hydronephrosis: the Great Ormond Street experience. Br J Urol. 1998;81:39–44
  20. Malone S. Antenatal diagnosis of renal tract anomalies: has it increased the sum of human happiness?. J Royal Soc Med. 1996;89:155–158

PII: S1477-5131(07)00003-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2006.11.009

Journal of Pediatric Urology
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 264-267 , August 2007

Article Tools