Sonographic Diagnosis of Fetal Uropathy
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Course Overview
This course offers a comprehensive overview of the sonographic diagnosis of fetal uropathy, focusing on identifying obstructive abnormalities of the urinary tract through prenatal ultrasound. Learn about key diagnostic markers, including pyelectasis, hydronephrosis, ureteropelvic junction obstruction, and lower urinary tract obstruction, as well as their clinical implications. The course also covers management options, from conservative monitoring to in-utero interventions like vesico-amniotic shunting, and explores the prognosis for conditions such as congenital megalourethra and renal dysplasia.
Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant will:
Describe the embryologic development of the urinary system.
Describe the sonographic findings with pyelectasis, ureteropelvic junction obstruction, hydroureter and lower urinary tract obstruction.
Identify the management and prognosis of fetal uropathies.
Improve patient management through early detection of uropathies.
Target Audience
Physicians, sonographers, and others who perform and/or interpret ultrasound.
Faculty & Disclosure
Faculty
Lyndon M. Hill, MD
Professor Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical Director Ultrasound
Magee Women's Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Disclosure
In compliance with the Essentials and Standards of the ACCME, the author of this CME tutorial is required to disclose any significant financial or other relationships they may have with commercial interests. Dr. Lyndon Hill discloses no financial interests with commercial interests. No one at IAME who had control over the planning or content of this activity has relationships with commercial interests.
In compliance with the Essentials and Standards of the ACCME, the author of this CME tutorial is required to disclose any significant financial or other relationships they may have with commercial interests.
IAME has assessed conflict of interest with its faculty, authors, editors, and any individuals who were in a position to control the content of this CME activity. Any identified relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated. IAME's planners, content reviewers, and editorial staff disclose no relationships with ineligible entities.
Credits
* AMA PRA Category 1™ credits are used by physicians and other groups like PAs and certain nurses. Category 1 credits are accepted by the ARDMS, CCI, ACCME, and Sonography Canada.
Course Details
Accreditation
The Institute for Advanced Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Institute for Advanced Medical Education designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Sonographers: These credits are accepted by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), Sonography Canada, Cardiovascular Credentialing International (CCI), and most other organizations.
