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Hemodynamics of the renal artery and descending aorta in fetuses with renal disease using color Doppler ultrasound – longitudinal comparison to normal fetuses

Objective: To examine the hemodynamic values of the renal artery (RA) and descending aorta (DA) in normal fetuses, and to compare these values to those of fetuses with renal disease, thus evaluating the usefulness of hemodynamic analysis for the diagnosis of fetal renal disease.

Materials and methods: We examined 46 normal fetuses and 15 fetuses with renal disease (six cases of polycystic kidney (PCK) and nine cases of hydronephrosis)...

Keywords: Color Doppler ultrasound, descending aorta, fetal renal disease, hemodynamics, renal artery