Sonographic depiction of fetal ureters

The Journal of Maternal-fetal & Neonatal Medicine : the Official Journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
Ayse Filiz Gokmen KarasuGulsah Keskin Ilhan

Abstract

Classic literature states that the fetal ureter should not be visible unless dilated. Our main objective was to produce an effective, reproducible method for fetal ureter depiction during an anatomic survey. Our secondary objectives were to record the frequency of visible ureters among normal fetuses and among fetuses with mild pyelectasis and also to determine the diameter of the sonographically demonstrated ureter. One hundred twenty consecutive fetuses undergoing a second trimester scan were enrolled in the study. Ninety-nine anatomically normal fetuses and 21 fetuses with isolated mild pyelectasis (antero-posterior renal pelvis diameter of ≥4 mm and <7 mm) were subjected to a detailed anatomical survey. One hundred twenty fetuses were analyzed bilaterally. A total of 154 (64.2%) ureters were depicted. In the first group 123 (62.1%) ureters, in the second group 31 (73.8%) ureters were depicted (p = 0.06). The diameters of the ureters ranged from 0.4 to 2.7 mm. The majority (n = 80) (52%) were visualized at both proximal and distal segments. Our study demonstrates that the ureter can be demonstrated in normal fetuses and in fetuses with mild pyelectasis. Ureteral depiction is likely to be composed of normal transient passage ...Continue Reading

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