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Seventy children with an antenatal diagnosis of unilateral renal pelvic dilatation underwent Tc 99 m DTPA diuretic renograms. There were 16 kidneys with moderate function, and 54 with good function, 31 underwent pyeloplasty, all had a renal pelvis >12 mm diameter on ultrasound. Thirty nine children with good function were treated conservatively. Long term follow up has demonstrated that conservative management for PUJ dilatation with a good functioning kidney may be justified but a randomised control study is required.
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Gordon, I., Dhillon, H.K. & Peters, A.M. Antenatal diagnosis of renal pelvic dilatation — The natural history of conservative management. Pediatr Radiol 21, 272–273 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02018622
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