This book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of all key issues related to kidney and urinary tract disease in full-term and premature newborns. Among the many topics addressed are fluid and electrolyte abnormalities, hydronephrosis, urinary tract infection, obstructive uropathy and renal replacement therapy. The approach throughout is clinically oriented, the aim being to provide the reader with hands-on guidance. Each chapter commences with a clinical case vignette and concludes with a take-home message highlighting key aspects of practical importance. In addition, however, informative reviews of the literature and the basic sciences are included. No other book currently on the market focuses solely on the newborn, and Kidney and Urinary Tract Diseases in the Newborn will be especially valuable to those undergoing fellowship training in neonatology or pediatric nephrology/urology.

Embryology of the Urinary Tract

Normal Development of Renal Function of the Newborn
Fluid and Electrolytes in the Newborn - Special Considerations
Tools for the Assessment of Renal Function in the Newborn
Oral and Parenteral Nutrition of the Newborn with Urinary Tract Disease
Fetal Urology
Imaging of the Urinary Tract in Newborns
Urinary Tract Infections
Hydronephrosis
Posterior Urethral Valves
Prune Belly Syndrome
Structural Abnormalities of the External Genitalia and Urinary Tract
Structural Abnormalities of the kidney and Ureter
Neonatal Tumors involving the Urinary Tract
Cystic Kidney Disease
Congenital Nephrotic Syndrome
Acute Kidney Injury
Renal Replacement Therapy in the Neonate
Neonatal Hypertension
Electrolyte Abnormalities in the Newborn.