A 30-year-old woman underwent ultrasound assessment at 26 weeks' gestation because
of findings suggestive of urinary tract obstruction on an ultrasound performed locally
after a normal 20-week scan. The latter ultrasound demonstrated anhydramnios and a
male fetus with a large bladder (B), hydronephrosis (K), and renal dysplasia, consistent
with fetal lower urinary tract obstruction (Figure 1A ).
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Published online: April 14, 2016
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Copyright © 2016 The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada/La Société des obstétriciens et gynécologues du Canada. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
