Chapter 33. Urinary Tract Dilatation
- John M. Hutson AO, BS, MD (Monash), MD, DSc (Melb), FRACS, FAAP (Hon) Chair of Paediatric Surgery General Surgeon and Urologist Professor of Paediatric Surgery1,2,
- Michael O'Brien MB, BCh, BAO, PhD, FRCSI (Paed), FRACS (Paed) Paediatric Urologist3,
- Alan A. Woodward MBBS, FRCS, FRACS General Surgeon and Urologist3,
- Spencer W. Beasley MBChB (Otago), MS (Melb), FRACS Professor of Paediatric Surgery4
Published Online: 14 JAN 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9781444300109.ch33
Copyright © 2008 Blackwell Publishing
Book Title
Jones' Clinical Paediatric Surgery: Diagnosis and Management, Sixth Edition
Additional Information
How to Cite
Hutson, J. M., O'Brien, M., Woodward, A. A. and Beasley, S. W. (eds) (2009) Urinary Tract Dilatation, in Jones' Clinical Paediatric Surgery: Diagnosis and Management, Sixth Edition, Blackwell Publishing Ltd., Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781444300109.ch33
Editor Information
- 1
Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Australia
- 2
Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- 3
Department of Paediatric Urology, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- 4
Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
Publication History
- Published Online: 14 JAN 2009
- Published Print: 28 MAR 2008
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781405162678
Online ISBN: 9781444300109
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- hydronephrosis - abnormal dilatation of kidney;
- urinary tract infection (UTI);
- hydronephrosis diagnosed by ultrasonography;
- micturating cystourethrogram (MCU);
- retrograde and antegrade pyelography;
- nuclear medicine or renal isotope scintigraphy;
- pelvi-ureteric junction (PUJ) obstruction;
- vesico-ureteric junction (VUJ) obstruction;
- antenatal hydronephrosis
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Clinical presentation
Investigations
MRu
PET
Aetiologic factors
Management of obstructive lesions
Further reading