- Case Report
- A Case of in-utero Vesicoamniotic Shunting and
Postnatal Vesicostomy in Very Low Birth Weight Baby with
Posterior Urethral Valve Syndrome
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Sung-Hye Kim, Jae-Won Shim, Yun-Shil Chang, Soon-Ha Yang, Kwan-Hyeun Park, Dong-Kyu Jin, Won-Soon Park
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 2002;45(8):1038-1042. Published online August 15, 2002
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We present a case of in-utero vesicoamniotic shunting and postnatal vesicostomy in a very low birth weight baby with posterior urethral valve syndrome. He was diagnosed as posterior urethral valve at 24+5 weeks' gestation. Because of severe hydronephrosis and oligohydroamnios, the shunt was established by basket-shaped catheter at 27+0 weeks' gestation. After shunt, hydronephrosis improved. At 29+4 weeks' gestation, the... |
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