Education and Research Center for Community Medicine, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Japan.
Department of Urology, Gamagori City Hospital, Gamagori, Japan.
BMC Urol. 2020 Nov 3;20(1):178. doi: 10.1186/s12894-020-00750-y.
Most cases of antenatal the Society of Fetal Urology (SFU) grade 1or 2 hydronephrosis (HN) improve or resolve spontaneously with conservative treatment. However, there is no consensus on the duration of follow-up for cases of grade 1or 2 HN. The aim of this study was to determine the need for continuous follow-up period and new management of children with antenatal grade 1or 2 HN.
Subjects underwent ultrasonographic assessment for HN according to the SFU classification. We retrospectively evaluated 112 patients with postnatal grade 1 HN and 69 with grade 2 HN using abdominal ultrasonography between January 2010 and December 2017. We examined the change in HN grade on repeat ultrasonography. Kaplan-Meier method was used to show the effect of HN grade on the rate of HN changes.
The mean follow-up duration was 44.9 ± 36.4 months (range 12-274). Initial SFU grade 1 HN disappeared in 47.0% of cases at 12 months, 66.4% at 24 months and 73.2% at 48 months. Initial SFU grade 2 HN showed improvement in grade in 74.7% of cases at 12 months, 88.3% at 24 months and 89.5% at 48 months. However, 14.6% of SFU grade 1 and 2.8% of SFU grade 2 cases increased in grade and of the 17 cases, 16 cases worsened within the first 6 months. No cases with increased grade required pyeloplasty. Initial disappearance and later reappearance of HN occurred in 40.5% of SFU grade 1 and 2 cases. The mean duration of later reappearance of HN was 39.1 ± 36.2 months (range 12-137). No cases showed reappearance of HN after more than 1 year.
Ultrasonography within the first 6 months was necessary for management of children with antenatal grade 1or 2 HN, because some patients showed worsening. After that, it is considered safe to spread the follow-up interval for stable cases. Most cases of grade 1or 2 HN resolved spontaneously, however a few cases reappeared within 1 year. Therefore, ultrasonography after 1 year was necessary in children with HN that spontaneously disappeared. The appropriate time to end the follow-up was considered to have been after 1 year or more has passed since the disappearance was confirmed.
大多数产前社会胎儿泌尿外科学会(SFU)1 级或 2 级肾积水(HN)病例通过保守治疗可自行改善或消退。然而,对于 1 级或 2 级 HN 病例的随访持续时间尚无共识。本研究旨在确定需要持续随访时间以及对产前 1 级或 2 级 HN 患儿的新治疗方法。
根据 SFU 分级,对患儿进行超声评估 HN。我们回顾性评估了 2010 年 1 月至 2017 年 12 月期间 112 例产后 1 级 HN 和 69 例 2 级 HN 患儿的腹部超声检查结果。我们检查了重复超声检查 HN 分级的变化。Kaplan-Meier 法用于显示 HN 分级对 HN 变化率的影响。
平均随访时间为 44.9±36.4 个月(范围 12-274)。12 个月时,47.0%的初始 SFU 1 级 HN 消失,24 个月时为 66.4%,48 个月时为 73.2%。初始 SFU 2 级 HN 在 12 个月时改善分级的比例为 74.7%,24 个月时为 88.3%,48 个月时为 89.5%。然而,14.6%的 SFU 1 级和 2.8%的 SFU 2 级病例分级增加,在 17 例中,16 例在最初 6 个月内恶化。没有分级增加的病例需要肾盂成形术。40.5%的 SFU 1 级和 2 级病例的 HN 最初消失后再次出现。HN 再次出现的平均持续时间为 39.1±36.2 个月(范围 12-137)。1 年以上无 HN 再次出现。
产前 1 级或 2 级 HN 患儿需要在最初 6 个月内进行超声检查,因为部分患儿的病情出现恶化。之后,对于稳定的病例,延长随访间隔是安全的。大多数 1 级或 2 级 HN 病例可自发缓解,但少数病例在 1 年内再次出现。因此,对于 HN 自然消失的患儿,有必要在 1 年后进行超声检查。自消失确认后 1 年以上,认为是结束随访的适当时间。