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The Value of Post‐Partum Intra‐Venous Pyelography in Severe Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Eclampsia
Author(s) -
Chong K. D.,
Lean T. H.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
the journal of the asian federation of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.597
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1447-0756
pISSN - 0377-0532
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1971.tb00300.x
Subject(s) - eclampsia , medicine , intravenous pyelography , post partum , pregnancy , incidence (geometry) , obstetrics , urinary system , genetics , physics , optics , biology
Intra‐venous pyelographic studies were carried out at various times after delivery in 315 cases of Severe Pre‐Eclamptic Toxaemia/Eclampsia. Abnormal findings were recorded in 24 cases. — an incidence of 7.6 per cent. Impairment of renal function and dilatation of the renal system constituted the main abnormal findings (17 cases), while silent renal / ureteric stone was present in 4 cases. From this study it is. advocated that intra‐venous pyelography should form an integrat part of the routine investigation of cases of severe hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and eclampsia .