Neonatal renomegaly.

J Urol

Department of Surgery (Division of Urology), University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Published: October 1987

A retrospective clinical review was done to study the value of ultrasound and renography in the investigation of 100 neonates with renomegaly. Abnormalities in 73 patients were detected antenatally with ultrasonography. Of the neonates 47 had lower urinary tract pathological conditions and ultrasound was more than 90 per cent accurate in identifying the accompanying ureteral dilatation. A total of 53 neonates had upper tract anomalies (ureteropelvic junction obstruction or cystic dysplasia). With ultrasonography the degree of pyelocaliectasis in patients with ureteropelvic junction obstruction was classified as mild (22 units), moderate (13) or severe (7). Initial treatment and followup were reviewed to study the clinical course of neonates with mild to moderate degrees of pyelocaliectasis followed nonoperatively, and to determine whether the diuretic renogram had a predictive role in identifying which kidneys were most likely to deteriorate.

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