Diagnostic accuracy of midtrimester antenatal ultrasound for multicystic dysplastic kidneys.

Carolina ScalaS McDonnellF MurphyU Leone Roberti MaggioreA KhalilA BhideB ThilaganathanA T Papageorghiou

Published in: Ultrasound in obstetrics & gynecology : the official journal of the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology (2018)

Antenatal ultrasound had a diagnostic accuracy of about 91% in the prediction of postnatal MCDK and can therefore be used to guide antenatal counseling. However, prenatal or postnatal revision of the diagnosis occurred in about 7% of cases and parents should be counseled appropriately. Copyright © 2016 ISUOG. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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