María E May Llanas, A Moreira Echeverría, C V García Boente, María J Comesías González, A C Filloy Lavía, J L Hernández Sánchez, A Gómez de la Cruz
BACKGROUND: Prenatal diagnosis of renal pyelectasis usually involves postnatal studies to determine whether treatment is necessary or not. OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence of fetal pyelectasis in our environment, to review our postnatal management protocol, and to review definitive diagnoses. PATIENTS AND METHOD: We performed a retrospective review of newborns with a prenatal diagnosis of pyelectasis. The variables recorded included prenatal ultrasound examinations, gestational age, sex, anthropometric data, postnatal study (ultrasound, cystography, isotopic renogram) and indication for antibiotic prophylaxis...
December 2004: Anales de Pediatría: Publicación Oficial de la Asociación Española de Pediatría (A.E.P.)