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. 2015:2015:942501.
doi: 10.1155/2015/942501. Epub 2015 Apr 14.

Neonatal urinary ascites: a report of three cases

Adaobi Solarin  1 , Priya Gajjar  2 , Peter Nourse  2
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Neonatal urinary ascites: a report of three cases

Adaobi Solarin et al. Case Rep Nephrol. 2015.

Abstract

Urinary ascites in neonates is not a common condition. Three cases of urinary ascites are presented and each of them has a different aetiology. Neonates with urinary ascites usually present as clinical emergency, requiring resuscitation, ventilator support, and subsequent drainage of urine. The ultimate management depends on the site of extravasation and the underlying cause.

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Figure 1
Catheter visualized with tip protruding through the dome of bladder.
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Figure 2
Voiding cystourethrogram confirming the posterior urethral valve.
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Figure 3
Water-soluble contrast administered via indwelling transurethral catheter. Spontaneous micturition on early filling (approximately 5 mL injected), with immediate extravasation of contrast into the peritoneal cavity. The study was therefore terminated, before the posterior urethra could be adequately evaluated. Bladder rupture is confirmed.
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