Chávez LMA, Lozano ZH, Rodríguez WLO

Language: Spanish
References: 8
Page: 544-546
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ABSTRACT

Ureteropyelic junction (UPJ) obstruction is the most common form of urinary tract obstruction in children, it can be diagnosed prenatally or in childhood. Hydronephrosis as a prenatal ultrasound finding is highly suggestive for diagnosis. In infants' symptoms of urinary tract infection are frequent, highlighting intermittent abdominal pain in the flank, hematuria, and fever. This is a newborn male patient, the prenatal ultrasound showed hydronephrosis, a postnatal ultrasound is performed that reveals a marked pyelocaliectasis that ends abruptly at the ureteropyelic junction (UPJ) and the caliber of the distal ureter is normal, a finding that practically confirms the diagnosis in this type of patients, therefore prenatal and postnatal ultrasound is the ideal diagnostic imaging tool.

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