Fetal urinoma as a sign of a dysplastic kidney

Marc Miller, Ze'ev Korzets, Yair Blumenfeld, Meir Pomeranz, Ram Aviram, Valeria Rathaus, Avishalom Pomeranz*

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Abstract

We describe a female neonate in whom a urinoma was first diagnosed at 20 weeks of gestation without any evidence of underlying urinary tract obstruction. The urinoma became apparent following the performance of a "bloody tap" amniocentesis. Sequential ultrasonography, both fetal and up to 3 months after birth, showed eventual resorption of the urinoma in parallel with the development of a shrunken, non-functioning kidney. Except for the onset of high-renin hypertension, which spontaneously remitted at 1 year of age, the baby's postnatal course was uneventful. Renal function was normal. The presence of a fetal urinoma as a sign of a dysplastic kidney is discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)65-67
Number of pages3
JournalPediatric Nephrology
Volume18
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2003

Keywords

  • Bloody tap amniocentesis
  • Dysplastic kidney
  • Fetal urinoma

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