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Peter W Soothill1, Jose L Bartha, Jane Tizard
1Fetal Medicine Research Unit, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Michael's Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom. Peter.Soothill@bristol.ac.uk
Abstract:
In a case of severe bilateral hydronephrosis in a female fetus associated with ureterocele at 28 weeks, under local anesthetic, ultrasound-guided neodymium:yttrium-aluminum-garnet laser was used to perforate the ureterocele and successfully overcome the obstruction. There was no recurrence of obstruction, and renal function was normal postnatally.
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