Predictive value of urinary N-acetylbeta-d-glucosaminidase (NAG), alanme-aminopeptidase(AAP) and beta-2-microglobulin (β2M) in evaluating nephrotoxicity of gentamicin

IN FETUSES WITH ISOLATED HYDRONEPHROSIS,

IN FETUSES WITH ISOLATED HYDRONEPHROSIS, URINARY β2-MICROGLOBULIN AND N-ACETYL-β-D-GLUCOSAMINIDASE (NAG) HAVE A LIMITED ROLE IN THE PREDICTION OF POSTNATAL RENAL FUNCTION

✍ BEATRICE M. G. TASSIS; LAURA TRESPIDI; AMEDEA S. TIRELLI; LUISA BOCCONI; CINZIA 📂 Article 📅 1996 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 522 KB

Seventy-one fetal urine samples were taken from the bladder or renal pelvis of 33 fetuses at 13-36 weeks' gestation with a diagnosis of urinary tract anomaly. Severe isolated hydronephrosis in the absence of an enlarged bladder was the indication for sampling in 12/33 fetuses (26 samples), who were