• Medicine · Dec 2024

    Case Reports

    A case of posterior urethral valve diagnosed by ultrasound in antenatal and pathology: A case report.

    • Jinmei Gao, Yunping Guan, Junling Kang, and Wei Zhang.
    • Department of Ultrasound, Shenyang Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
    • Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 Dec 20; 103 (51): e40961e40961.

    RationalePosterior urethral valve is a rare disease, prenatal diagnosis and prognosis evaluation are particularly important.Patient ConcernsA 25-year-old pregnant woman was found enhanced parenchymal echo in both kidneys, subcapsule urinary cyst formation in both kidneys, bladder enlargement of the fetus during prenatal ultrasonography at 25 W + 4 of gestation. It was accompanied by fetal pericardial effusion and oligohydramnios.DiagnosesFetal posterior urethral valve.InterventionsAfter detailed prenatal evaluation, labor was induced and fetal autopsy was performed.OutcomesFetal autopsy pathology confirmed the prenatal judgment.LessonsPrenatal ultrasonography can diagnose posterior urethral valve through typical image manifestations and can make a certain judgment for prognosis evaluation.Copyright © 2024 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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