Major complication after intrauterine vesico-amniotic shunting

Major complication after intrauterine vesico-amniotic shunting

Bilateral foetal uropathy is the leading cause of chronic renal failure in childhood. Vesico-amniotic shunting (VAS) is a simple, feasible, and widely used procedure for decompressing the foetal urinary system. We report a case of a boy with bilateral foetal uropathy who underwent VAS at a gestation...

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Main Authors: Springer Alexander, Fartacek Renate, Reck Carlos, Horcher Ernst, Bettelheim Dieter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2010-01-01
Series:African Journal of Paediatric Surgery
Subjects:
Foetal uropathy
posterior urethral valves
vesico-amniotic shunting
Online Access:http://www.afrjpaedsurg.org/article.asp?issn=0189-6725;year=2010;volume=7;issue=3;spage=200;epage=202;aulast=Springer

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