2004-12-02-16 Posterior urethral valves with anhydramnios © Cuillier www.thefetus.net/
Posterior urethral valves with anhydramnios
Fabrice Cuillier, MD
Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hôpital Félix Guyon, rue des Topazes, 97400 Saint-Denis, Reunion Island, France. Ph : 0262 90 55 22.
These are three different ultrasound exams, each done a week apart, on an infant with posterior urethral valves and the evolution to anhydramnios in that period. Scan at 14 weeks:
Scan at 15 weeks:
Scan at 16 weeks: Note the progression to complete anhydramnios
The parents opted to terminate the pregnancy and the diagnosis of posterior urethral valves was confirmed.