Journal Reviews

Urinary NGAL, KIM-1 and L-FABP concentrations in antenatal hydronephrosis

1 March 2016 | | Paediatric Urology | Antenatal hydronephrosis, Kidney injury molecule-1, Liver-type fatty acid-binding proteins, Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, Renal injury

he elusive search for being able to diagnose pelvi-ureteric junction obstruction (PUJO) continues and this group of researchers investigated the possible clinical application of urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL), urinary kidney injury molecule-1 (uKIM-1) and urinary liver-type fatty acid-binding proteins...

UTI and VUR in children with mild antenatal hydronephrosis

1 July 2015 | | Paediatric Urology | Antenatal, Hydronephrosis, Mild, Prenatal

This paper describes a retrospective analysis of 760 (608 males, 162 females) patients identified with mild antenatal hydronephrosis (defined by an anteroposterior (AP) pelvic diameter of 7-10mm in the third trimester and persistent postnatal dilation) looking at the incidence of...