The value of computed tomography-urography in predicting the postoperative outcome of antenatally diagnosed pelviureteric junction obstruction

Conclusion: This is a preliminary report and the number of patients in our study is small to make definite conclusions, and further studies in this regard are important. We believe that renal parenchymal thickness as measured by means of preoperative CT-urography is an important predictor of the final outcome in patients with antenatally diagnosed hydronephrosis. Those who had a renal parenchymal thickness of 0.5 cm or less showed poor results on follow-up isotope scan compared with those who had a renal parenchymal thickness of more than 0.5 cm.
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