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THE DIAGNOSIS OF FETAL HYDRONEPHROSIS, MEGAURETER AND URETHRAL OBSTRUCTION BY ULTRASONIC ECHOGRAPHY
Author(s) -
Garrett Williams J.,
Kossoff George,
Osborn Robertt A.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1975.tb02207.x
Subject(s) - megaureter , hydronephrosis , medicine , fetus , ultrasonography , ultrasonic sensor , radiology , urology , pregnancy , urinary system , ureter , anatomy , biology , genetics
Summary Two cases of fetal urethral obstruction, one with megaureter and obvious hydro‐nephrosis, were diagnosed by two‐dimensional ultrasonic echography. With good quality echograms it should be possible to make the diagnosis early in pregnancy.