Prenatal diagnosis and fotopathology aspects of lethal urinary tract

Forty-three prenatal diagnosis of lethal urinary tract abnormalities were carried out during a five-year-period. The abnormalities were bilateral renal agenesis [56 percent], autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease [16 percent], autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease [14 percent], MECKEL-GRUBER syndrome and Prune-Belly syndrome [4 percent]. The pregnancy was interrupted in thirty-five cases [81.4 percent]

delkon shield forgot responsible of actinomycosis infection

The authors report a case of a Dalkon Shield, forgot in a 55 years old patient, responsible for actinomycosis infection. Basing on a review of the literature, diagnostic methods and management of this kind of complication are discussed