A 37-year-old male was referred to our hospital due to an abnormal ultrasound report of the right kidney in a regular health examination. The patient was asymptomatic and did not report fever, flank pain or dysuria. Repeated ultrasonography at our hospital revealed a hypoechoic area in the right central renal sinus, suggesting right hydronephrosis, but the obstructive site could not be found (F...

Background: Diuretic renography using 99mTc-mercaptoacetyltriglycine (99mTc-MAG3) is a relatively non-invasive technique and has been increasingly used as reliable for the evaluation of kidney function in wide range disorders. Methods: In this retrospective study, we retrieved medical records patients referred to Radiology Department Radiology, King Abdulaziz Specialist Hospital, Taif, Saudi Ar...

Widespread use of fetal ultrasonography is accompanied by more frequent detection of antenatal hydronephrosis. Therefore, sonographic evaluation of neonates with a history of antenatal hydronephrosis is becoming more widespread. As an initial postnatal non-invasive imaging modality, ultrasonography is used to screen for persistence of hydronephrosis, determine the level and severity of obstruct...

To cite: Ramphul M, Perry L, Bhatia C. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/bcr-2016215434 DESCRIPTION A 34+4 weeks neonate was born by spontaneous vaginal delivery with normal antenatal scans. Routine neonatal examination revealed the absence of a vaginal opening with bulging of vaginal introitus (figure 1). Urethral and anal openings were patent. A provis...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of the first postnatal ultrasound (US) in predicting the final postnatal diagnosis using a database of children followed prospectively for antenatal hydronephrosis, and to compare these findings with a systematic review of the literature. METHODS The study involved 1441 children who had their radiological evaluation between 3 and 60 days of life, includ...

Background The obstructive hydronephrosis is a term that implicates the structural and functional changes of the kidneys as a result of difficulties in the flow of urine. Hydronephrosis specifically describes dilation and swelling of the kidney. Hydronephrosis is a condition that typically occurs when the kidney swells due to the failure of normal drainage of urine from the kidney to the bladde...

Background: The present study was conducted to compare the efficiency of hydronephrosis index (HI) with those of pelvic anteroposterior (AP) diameter and parenchymal thickness in the diagnosis of fetal hydronephrosis in the prenatal period, as well as 1, 6, and 12 months after birth. Methods: This study was conducted on pregnant women with the pregnancy age of > 30 weeks whose fetus was suspect...

INTRODUCTION Urolithiasis is a common medical condition that accounts for a large number of emergency department (ED) visits each year and contributes significantly to annual healthcare costs. Urinalysis is an important screening test for patients presenting with symptoms suspicious for urolithiasis. At present there is a paucity of medical literature examining the characteristics of ureteral s...

Detailed antenatal sonography was performed on 18766 pregnant women between 1990 and 1994. Antenatal hydronephrosis, defined as an antero-posterior diameter of the renal pelvis (APPD) greater than 5 mm, was detected in 100 cases (0.59%). Sixty four infants had postnatal hydronephrosis at one and/or six weeks after delivery; 21 of these had urological anomalies. Twelve infants had vesico-ureteri...