Antenatally diagnosed newborns

The aim of this study is to search the convenience of antenatal anomalies diagnosed by antenatal ultrasonography (USG) with postnatal USG and search the treatment modalities and surveys of these anomalies.
One hundred and thirty-six patients (96 male / 40 female) diagnosed between June 1995 and July 2002 were investigated retrospeetively. The most common diagnosis in 108 patients with antenatal hydronephrosis is ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction (n=68). Other anomalies are 6 abdominal wall deformities, 6 cystic mass in the abdomen, 6 intestinal atresia, 1 annular panereas, 1 duodenal atresia caused by annular panereas, 3 congenital diaphragmatic hernias (CDH), 1 anorectal malformation, 1 meconiunı peritonitis, 1 oesophageal atresia, 1 urachal cyst and 1 sacrococcygeal teratoma. Among these 136 patients 45 a re operated. Of operated 45 patients, the distribution of diagnosis is antenatally diagnosed hydronephrosis in 22 and other anomalies in 23 patients. Three patients in the hydronephrosis group and 5 patients in the other group died before definitive surgery after birth. in the second group, 9 patients died after the operation.

Antenatal USG is the best method to diagnose the congenital malformations during the letal period. it is also beneficial to plan the follow up and to decide the treatment arter birth.