Abstract
In a 28 year old gravida 2 para 1 an ultrasonogram at 35 weeks of gestation revealed a huge cystic abdominal tumor in fetus. Postpartum ultrasound, excretory urography and micturating cystourethrography showed a trabeculated bladder with a large diverticulum and hydronephrosis due to a posterior urethral valve. The prenatal diagnosis of this anomaly and immediate surgical intervention prevented additional severe damage in the newborn.
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Shalev, J., Itzchak, Y., Blau, H. et al. The prenatal ultrasonic diagnosis of Urethral obstruction and diverticulum of the urinary bladder. Pediatr Radiol 12, 48–50 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01221713
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