Collateral Damage from Fetal Interventions: Increasing the Complexity of Complex Patients

We present the case of a male fetus who was diagnosed with urethral atresia and subsequently underwent two vesicoamniotic shunt placements. At birth, he was diagnosed with Megacystis Microcolon Intestinal Hypoperistalsis Syndrome and was noted to have rectovesical and vesicocutaneous fistulae likely iatrogenically created from shunt placement.

Source: Urology - May 23, 2022 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Niki Parikh, Patricio Gargollo, Candace Granberg Source Type: research