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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-3-2
pubmed:abstractText
The amount of amniotic fluid has a close correlation to the function of the fetal renal system. In many cases of fetal growth retardation oligohydramnios is obvious. The aim of this study is the investigation of the hourly fetal urine production rate (HFUPR) and the growth of fetal kidneys during pregnancy in cases of fetal growth retardation and to evaluate the renal participation in the origin of oligohydramnios in cases of growth retardation. In 52 healthy pregnancies and 27 cases with known fetal growth retardation, the volume of the fetal kidneys was measured sonographically and the hourly rate of fetal urine production was determined. Two third of the patients with fetal growth retardation had obvious oligohydramnios. In cases of fetal growth retardation the volume of the fetal kidneys was significantly smaller when compared to the control group, and the volume of fetal urine production was significantly lower. The reduced perfusion of the fetal kidneys in those cases with fetal growth retardation may be the reason for the reduction of the HFUPR. Due to the fact that HFUPR is a dynamical parameter and in close relationship to the perfusion of the fetal kidneys, the identification and measurement of this parameter may help to detect subacute and imminent fetal distress in cases of sonographically proven fetal growth retardation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0300-5577
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
307-15
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Fetal kidney volume and urine production in cases of fetal growth retardation.
pubmed:affiliation
Second Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Vienna, Austria.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article