F Eckoldt1, C Heinick, S Wolke, B Stöver, K-S Heling. 1. Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinderchirurgie, Medizinischen Fakultät der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. felieckoldt@gmx.de
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Prenatal diagnosis of urological anomalies is a standard procedure nowadays. The aim of this study was first to define the frequency of urinary tract anomalies in the selected patients in a level III center for prenatal diagnostics and therapy. The second aim was to show the accuracy of prenatal diagnosis in the special groups of obstructive uropathies. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Postnatal diagnoses were used for control of the prenatal findings. In the 12-year retrospective study, we analyzed 21 616 pregnancies scanned for fetal anomalies. In 1 574 fetuses pediatric surgical anomalies were diagnosed. Out of 1 077 follow-ups 618 patients with urinary tract anomalies were found. RESULTS: It could be shown that prenatal ultrasound has a high sensitivity for the diagnosis of obstructive renal tract anomalies. The diagnosis of subpelvine obstruction and muticystic kidney dysplasia can be made with an accuracy of 97 and 98 %. The therapeutic relevance of the diagnosis "isolated hydronephrosis" increases up to 60 % when mild dilatation is neglected. False negative scans for urinary tract anomalies are low at 10 %. CONCLUSION: Hence, prenatal ultrasound for urinary tract anomalies is a method of high sensitivity. The therapeutic relevance is rather high. The most important question is to find all those patients who need a postnatal therapeutic approach immediately.
INTRODUCTION: Prenatal diagnosis of urological anomalies is a standard procedure nowadays. The aim of this study was first to define the frequency of urinary tract anomalies in the selected patients in a level III center for prenatal diagnostics and therapy. The second aim was to show the accuracy of prenatal diagnosis in the special groups of obstructive uropathies. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Postnatal diagnoses were used for control of the prenatal findings. In the 12-year retrospective study, we analyzed 21 616 pregnancies scanned for fetal anomalies. In 1 574 fetuses pediatric surgical anomalies were diagnosed. Out of 1 077 follow-ups 618 patients with urinary tract anomalies were found. RESULTS: It could be shown that prenatal ultrasound has a high sensitivity for the diagnosis of obstructive renal tract anomalies. The diagnosis of subpelvine obstruction and muticystic kidney dysplasia can be made with an accuracy of 97 and 98 %. The therapeutic relevance of the diagnosis "isolated hydronephrosis" increases up to 60 % when mild dilatation is neglected. False negative scans for urinary tract anomalies are low at 10 %. CONCLUSION: Hence, prenatal ultrasound for urinary tract anomalies is a method of high sensitivity. The therapeutic relevance is rather high. The most important question is to find all those patients who need a postnatal therapeutic approach immediately.