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Antenatal hydronephrosis

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The diagnosis, workup, and management of prenatal hydronephrosis have undergone a swing from preemptive surgical treatment to a more conservative approach as the natural history of the differential diagnoses becomes more appreciated. We examine different radiologic tests for determining the diagnoses associated with antenatal hydronephrosis. A review of the more common differential diagnoses of prenatal hydronephrosis and current treatment options for ureteropelvic junction obstruction, vesicoureteral reflux, ureteroceles, ectopic ureters, and megaureters is undertaken.

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Kitchens, D.M., Herndon, C.D.A. Antenatal hydronephrosis. Curr Urol Rep 10, 126–133 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11934-009-0023-x

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