Open AccessMild Fetal Renal Pelvis Dilatation—Much Ado About Nothing?
Author(s) -
Daljit K. Hothi,
Angie S. Wade,
Ruth Gilbert,
Paul Winyard
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.00810208
Subject(s) - medicine , gestation , renal pelvis , fetus , odds ratio , urinary system , obstetrics , prospective cohort study , pregnancy , surgery , genetics , biology
Renal pelvis dilatation (RPD) occurs in 1% of fetuses. Severe RPD (>15 mm) is frequently associated with urinary tract pathology. For the majority with mild (5 to 9 mm) to moderate (10 to 15 mm) RPD, however, there is uncertainty about the risk of abnormalities and how much postnatal investigation is required.
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