A rare case of renal dysplasia: prenatal and postnatal management

Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2013 Dec;32(6):437-42. doi: 10.3109/15513815.2013.799251. Epub 2013 May 20.

Abstract

The ultrasonographic detection of renal anomalies may modify obstetric management and facilitate pediatric care of the newborn. We performed prenatal differential diagnosis of an isolated unilateral cystic renal mass (71 × 74 × 82 mm) in a pregnant woman at 26 weeks of gestation. No other abnormalities were detected by ultrasonography, except for polyhydramnios. Repeated percutaneous cyst aspirations were required because of the increasing risk of vital organ damage. Postnatal nephroureterectomy was performed. Anatomopathologic analysis led to the diagnosis of segmental renal dysplasia, which could not be included in any of the four groups of Potter's classification of cystic renal dysplasia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Gestational Age
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Kidney / abnormalities*
  • Kidney / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney / surgery
  • Kidney Diseases, Cystic / congenital
  • Kidney Diseases, Cystic / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Diseases, Cystic / therapy
  • Male
  • Nephrectomy
  • Pregnancy
  • Suction
  • Ultrasonography, Prenatal
  • Ureter / surgery