Posterior urethral valves

Fabrice Cuillier, MD*; J. L. Alessandri, MD**

*     Service de Gynécologie, Hôpital F. Guyon, 97400 Saint-Denis, Réunion, France;
**    Service de Néonatologie, Hôpital F. Guyon, 97400 Saint-Denis, Réunion, France;

Case report

These are some images of a fetus with posterior urethral valves obtained at 29 and 31 weeks of pregnancy. The examination revealed a distended and thick-walled urinary bladder, oligohydramnios and pelvicaliceal dilatation. An interruption of pregnancy was performed at 34 weeks and the diagnosis of posterior urethral valves confirmed at autopsy.

Images 1, 2: Dilated thick-walled urinary bladder.

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Images 3, 4: Dilated thick-walled urinary bladder (image 3); and dilated pelvicaliceal system of the fetal kidneys.

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Images 5, 6: Dilated pelvicaliceal system of the fetal kidneys.

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