Journal Reviews

Multidisciplinary consensus on the classification of prenatal and postnatal UT dilation classification system

1 July 2015 | | Paediatric Urology | Classification, Evaluation, Hydronephrosis, Postnatal, Prenatal, Ultrasonography

There is a lack of evidence in the literature correlating prenatal and postnatal urinary tract (UT) dilation pathology because classification systems vary, differing descriptive terms are used, and because dilation is a dynamic process and uropathies present a spectrum of...

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...

The current state of surgical practice for neonatal torsion

1 September 2014 | | Paediatric Urology | Perinatal testicular torsion, Postnatal torsion, Prenatal torsion

Perinatal testicular torsion may be subdivided into prenatal (73%) and postnatal (28%) up to 30 days post birth. Aetiology in the former is universally extra vaginal around the whole of the tunica vaginalis with testicular salvage rate of <5%. Postnatal...