The Rapid Evolution of Fetal Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction in the Late Second Trimester—A Management Challenge: A Case Report

JOURNAL TITLE: Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, Education and Research

Author
1. Bharti Sharma
2. Plaksha Goel
3. Seema Chopra
4. Kanya Mukhopadhyay
5. Shreyasi Sharma
6. Neelam Aggarwal
7. Yogendra Bansal
8. Tulika Singh
9. Prema Menon
10. Ranjana Singh
11. Kirti Gupta
12. Bharti Joshi
13. Rashmi Bagga
ISSN
2277-8969
DOI
10.5005/jp-journals-10028-1681
Volume
58
Issue
4
Publishing Year
2024
Pages
4
  • Article keywords
    Case report, Late termination of pregnancy, Lower urinary tract obstruction, Megacystis, Mifepristone

    Abstract

    Late termination of pregnancy is feasible in India after the amendment of the almost 50-year-old Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1971, as the gestation age limit has been removed in cases of substantial fetal abnormalities. Such cases need to be thoroughly reviewed by the medical board and the combined decision must be taken along with informed consent of the parents. We came across a woman who developed rapidly progressive fetal lower urinary tract obstruction in the late second trimester of her pregnancy. We report the complete protocolized workup of such cases irrespective of gestational age, challenges in prognostication, and the decision for medical termination.

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