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Hydronephrotic Kidney
ask_question - 03-17-10 12:08
Managemant of a case hydrinephrotic kidney of foetus in utero.
ask_question - 03-17-10 12:08
Managemant of a case hydrinephrotic kidney of foetus in utero.
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Re: Hydronephrotic Kidney
bingousmle - 06-21-10 11:14 its mainly surgical decompression of the obsruction however you need to consider the gestational age, the presence of unfavorable prognostic factors, volume of amniotic fluid, and overall fetal well-being. medically surfactant is needed to decrease surface tension at the air-liquid interface of the alveoli, and glucocorticoids administered to the mother in the prenatal period have been shown to stimulate production of surfactant-associated proteins and enhance lung maturation
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