Review article
https://doi.org/10.26800/LV-144-supl1-27
The most common diseases of urinary tract in newborns
Vesna Stojanović
; Institut za zdravstvenu zaštitu dece i omladine Vojvodine, Klinika za pedijatriju, Novi Sad, Srbija
Abstract
Neonatal nephrology is really complex and still a somewhat incomplete branch of nephrology. There are many questions and dilemmas about the diseases of the urinary tract in newborns that we don’t have an answer to, and even more so when it comes to neonates with low birth weight and extremely low birth weight. As we all know, the fetal kidney is of utmost importance for the normal growth of the fetus, and after birth, the primary function of the kidneys is maintaining the homeostasis of the electrolytes and fluids. The most common diseases of newborns’ urinary tract are congenital malformations of the urinary tract and then many other diseases such as urinary tract infections, nephrocalcinosis, glomerulopathy, hypertension, etc. It’s very important to diagnose these diseases and conditions as soon as possible and apply the corresponding therapy in order to prevent permanent kidney injury which could lead, later in life, to a terminal kidney injury. There has been an increasing number of studies pointing out that there is a connection between prenatal and neonatal events that affect the development of hypertension in adolescents and adults.
Keywords
NEWBORNS, URINARY TRACT DISEASES, NEONATAL NEPHROLOGY
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275954
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Publication date:
24.4.2022.
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