J K Weaver, J Logan, R Broms, M Antony, M Rickard, L Erdman, R Edwins, R Pominville, J Hannick, L Woo, B Viteri, N D'Souza, S E Viswanath, C Flask, A Lorenzo, Y Fan, G E Tasian
INTRODUCTION: Antenatal hydronephrosis (ANH) is one of the most common anomalies identified on prenatal ultrasound, found in up to 4.5% of all pregnancies. Children with ANH are surveilled with repeated renal ultrasound and when there is high suspicion for a ureteropelvic junction obstruction on renal ultrasound, a mercaptuacetyltriglycerine (MAG3) Lasix renal scan is performed to evaluate for obstruction. However, the challenging interpretation of MAG3 renal scans places patients at risk of misdiagnosis...
January 6, 2023: Journal of Pediatric Urology