Zhonghua yi xue za zhi
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Zhonghua yi xue za zhi · Oct 1990
[Diagnosis of fetal urinary tract deformity and its early surgical treatment].
From July 1987 to August 1989, ultrasound scan was performed in 419 cases of 24-42-week gestation. The result of antepartum diagnosis showed 12 cases of anomaly (7 males and 5 females). After birth, they were all confirmed by pediatric surgery. ⋯ The lowest operative age was nine days, and the average age was 72 days. It shows that The operative indications were: (1) increased excretory rate of RBC and WBC; (2) functional damage of tube of kidney; (3) decreased serum albumin and metabolic acidosis; (4) bacteriuria and pyouria; (5) absence of general complications (6) pyelocalicectasis was at least three times that of the healthy side; (7) obstruction of the low urinary tract and or bladder-rectum fistula. Early surgical management is important for eugenic development of the infants.