Postnatal outcome of fetal hydronephrosis: Implications for prenatal counselling
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Postnatal Evaluation and Outcome of Prenatal Hydronephrosis
BACKGROUND Prenatal hydronephrosis (PNH) is dilation in urinary collecting system and is the most frequent neonatal urinary tract abnormality with an incidence of 1% to 5% of all pregnancies. PNH is defined as anteroposterior diameter (APD) of renal pelvis ≥ 4 mm at gestational age (GA) of < 33 weeks and APD ≥ 7 mm at GA of ≥ 33 weeks to 2 months after birth. All patients need to be evaluated a...
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Urology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0970-1591
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.60446