Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Mauro Alberto Ochoa Torres
Mexico
Case Report
Prenatal Diagnosis of Severe Fetal Renal Pelvic Dilatation and Treatment with Double Pig Tail Catheter
Author(s): Ricardo J Hernández H, Mauro Alberto Ochoa Torres and Rene Ramos GonzalezRicardo J Hernández H, Mauro Alberto Ochoa Torres and Rene Ramos Gonzalez
Introduction: Fetal urinary tract obstructions require feto-amniotic shunting with percutaneous vesico centesis or Double Pig Tail Catheter (DPTC) draining fetal urine to the amnion, mainly used to treat low urinary tract obstructions and though is associated to high morbidity; if it is early applied maintains permeable the urinary tract, prolongs fetal life and prevents maternal complications. There are few fetal patients with upper urinary tract obstructions treated by DPTC reported. We report a fetal patient with severe upper urinary obstruction due to ureteric-pelvic stenosis, derived to amnion with a DPTC.
Case: A 19 years old women with 30 weeks of gestation was sent with diagnosis of an abdominal giant cystic in the fetus. The Ultrasound (US) confirmed the presence of a cystic abdominal mass of 10 cm by 10 cm, associated to left renal.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2332-0672.1000212