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e-ISSN 2395-3950, p-ISSN 2395-440X
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Vishva Chauhan, Chetan Mehta, Harshad Wankhade, Dhruti Maisuri, Ayaz Dabiwala
ABSTRACT
Background & Aim: To study the pattern and prevalence of urinary tract anomalies, which can be diagnosed by USG during the antenatal period and to look for any associated anomaly. Material & Method: This study was carried out on a total of 1750 patients in SSG Hospital Vadodara. All the patients had come for their routine ante-natal screening. All USGs were done using curvilinear low frequency (3 -5 MHz) transducers. Results: Out of the 1750 patients studied over a period of 8 months, 19 patients were found to be having urinary tract anomalies. The prevalence of urinary tract anomaly in our study was 10.86 per 1000 fetuses (1.08%). In our study of the 19 fetuses with urinary tract anomalies, 2 had unilateral absent kidney, 2 fetuses were of Cystic renal dysplasia, 2 had ectopic kidneys and 1 patient, each of PUJ obstruction, vesicoureteric reflux, megaureter and posterior urethral valve giving the typical key hole appearance of the bladder. There were 2 fetuses with bilateral absent kidneys, oligohydramnios and pulmonary hypoplasia (Potter's sequence) which had to be terminated. Associated anomalies detected were of prune belly syndrome in association with megaureter. There were 2 fetuses with bilateral echogenic kidneys associated with absent radius. A fetus with bilateral cystic renal dysplasia also had associated hemi-vertebra and pulmonary hypoplasia. In our study, 26 % of the patients reflected changes in liquor be it oligohydramnios or polyhydramnios and 21 % of the patients had to be terminated prematurely as the anomalies wouldn’t have sustained in the late gestation. Conclusion: Urinary tract anomalies can be precisely diagnosed and classified in the antenatal period using ultrasonography imaging and it can be helpful in planning immediate postnatal care.
Key-words: Congenital anomaly, Urinary tract anomaly, Hydronephrosis, Antenatal.
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