Antenatal Ultrasonographic Anteroposterior Renal Pelvis Diameter Measurement: Is It a Reliable Way of Defining Fetal Hydronephrosis?

• Main Authors: Alamanda Kfoury Pereira (Author), Zilma Silveira Nogueira Reis (Author), Maria Cândida Ferrarez Bouzada (Author), Eduardo Araújo de Oliveira (Author), Gabriel Osanan (Author), Antônio Carlos Vieira Cabral (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose. It was to quantify the intraobserver and interobserver variability of the sonographic measurements of renal pelvis and classify hydronephrosis severity. Methods. Two ultrasonographers evaluated 17 fetuses from 23 to 39 weeks of gestation. Renal pelvis APD were taken in 50 renal units. For i...