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Sonographic screening for congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract in high risk neonates in neonatal intensive care unit
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Abstract
Congenital anomalies of kidney and urinary tract (CAKUT) occur frequently. They comprise a wide spectrum of structural and functional malformations that result from faulty renal system development.They constitute 15-20% of all prenatally diagnosed congenital anomalies.The prevalence of congenital anomalies of the kidney and the urinary tracts is found to be around 0.1% with antenatal ultrasonography and over 1% with postnatal ultrasonography. They are responsible for 34-59% of chronic kidney disease and 31% of end-stage renal disease in children. In the current study we aimed to screen high risk newborns for congenital renal and urinary tract anomalies by postnatal ultrasound and to study the pattern of distribution, clinical charachteristics and its correlation with antenatal scan among neonates admitted to neonatal intensive care unit