Fetal lower urinary tract obstruction and its management.

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. 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. 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.

Citation

Gabriele Tonni, Ida Vito, Alessandro Ventura, Giampaolo Grisolia, Claudio De Felice. Fetal lower urinary tract obstruction and its management. Archives of gynecology and obstetrics. 2013 Feb;287(2):187-94

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PMID: 23138754

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