INTRODUCTION: Prenatal counselling in case of fetal obstructive uropathies still represents a clinical dilemma, despite ultrasound detection of lower urinary tract obstruction has greatly advanced during recent years as well as fetal intervention techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A systematic review of the relevant literature on the topic was performed, with a special focus on the role of antenatal ultrasound, in utero treatment and prognosis. CONCLUSIONS: A clinico-diagnostic flow chart was developed, with the specific aim of aiding health care givers in the clinical management and the parental decision-making process.
INTRODUCTION: Prenatal counselling in case of fetal obstructive uropathies still represents a clinical dilemma, despite ultrasound detection of lower urinary tract obstruction has greatly advanced during recent years as well as fetal intervention techniques. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A systematic review of the relevant literature on the topic was performed, with a special focus on the role of antenatal ultrasound, in utero treatment and prognosis. CONCLUSIONS: A clinico-diagnostic flow chart was developed, with the specific aim of aiding health care givers in the clinical management and the parental decision-making process.
Authors: Rodrigo Ruano; Adnan Safdar; Jason Au; Chester J Koh; Patricio Gargollo; Alireza A Shamshirsaz; Jimmy Espinoza; Darrell L Cass; Oluyinka O Olutoye; Olutoyin A Olutoye; Stephen Welty; David R Roth; Michael A Belfort; Michael C Braun Journal: Pediatr Nephrol Date: 2015-11-02 Impact factor: 3.714