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The role of micturating cystourethrography in antenatally detected mild hydronephrosis. 1998

C R Pal, and J R Tuson, and D R Lindsell, and K McHugh, and P L Hope, and K Ives
Department of Radiology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington, Oxford, UK.

BACKGROUND The postnatal imaging of infants with antenatally detected mild hydronephrosis remains controversial. OBJECTIVE Our aim was to establish the role and timing of micturating cystourethrography (MCUG) in mild hydronephrosis. METHODS We performed a retrospective study of 61 infants (122 kidneys) referred with an antenatal diagnosis of hydronephrosis who showed persistent postnatal dilatation. All had follow-up postnatal ultrasound (US) and MCUG performed. The degree of dilatation at each follow-up scan was recorded. RESULTS Of the 122 kidneys, 65 showed mild hydronephrosis. A substantial proportion of these (21.5%) demonstrated reflux. Serial US of these infants showed that the 6-week scan was the most informative and that any changes that warranted further investigation had occurred by this time. CONCLUSIONS We recommend that all infants with mild hydronephrosis should undergo MCUG. MCUG need not be delayed until 3 months but could be performed following a 6-week US scan.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D008297 Male Males
D011181 Postnatal Care The care provided to women and their NEWBORNS for the first few months following CHILDBIRTH. Postpartum Care,Postpartum Programs,Care, Postnatal,Care, Postpartum,Postpartum Program,Program, Postpartum,Programs, Postpartum
D001743 Urinary Bladder A musculomembranous sac along the URINARY TRACT. URINE flows from the KIDNEYS into the bladder via the ureters (URETER), and is held there until URINATION. Bladder,Bladder Detrusor Muscle,Detrusor Urinae,Bladder Detrusor Muscles,Bladder, Urinary,Detrusor Muscle, Bladder,Detrusor Muscles, Bladder
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006869 Hydronephrosis Abnormal enlargement or swelling of a KIDNEY due to dilation of the KIDNEY CALICES and the KIDNEY PELVIS. It is often associated with obstruction of the URETER or chronic kidney diseases that prevents normal drainage of urine into the URINARY BLADDER. Hydronephroses
D012189 Retrospective Studies Studies used to test etiologic hypotheses in which inferences about an exposure to putative causal factors are derived from data relating to characteristics of persons under study or to events or experiences in their past. The essential feature is that some of the persons under study have the disease or outcome of interest and their characteristics are compared with those of unaffected persons. Retrospective Study,Studies, Retrospective,Study, Retrospective
D012680 Sensitivity and Specificity Binary classification measures to assess test results. Sensitivity or recall rate is the proportion of true positives. Specificity is the probability of correctly determining the absence of a condition. (From Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed) Specificity,Sensitivity,Specificity and Sensitivity

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