© 2005 Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition
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Does antenatal pelvic dilation predict renal scarring?
1 Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle NE1 4LP, UK
2 Department of Fetal Medicine, Royal Victoria Infirmary
3 Department of Medical Physics, Royal Victoria Infirmary
4 Department of Medical Statistics, University of Newcastle, Newcastle NE1 7RU
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Dr Plant
Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital, Hospital Road, Pendlebury, Manchester M27 4HA, UK; nick.plant{at}cmmc.nhs.uk
Moderate antenatal renal pelvic dilation (5–15 mm) may suggest vesicoureteric reflux, but it is not known to predict renal scarring. Dimercaptosuccinic acid scans on such children aged over 4 years showed a scarring rate (0/133 boys, 1/56 girls) similar to our local population. Investigation and treatment of moderate dilation may not be required.
Keywords: antenatal; renal pelvic dilation; renal scarring; urinary tract infection; vesicoureteric reflux
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Arch. Dis. Child. Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2005 90: F283.
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