Description
The right kidney is reduced to approximaely 1 cm in diameter; the ureter is of normal diameter and
at its lower part is dilated to form a ureterocele some 2 cm in diameter; it appears to enter the bladder
in the usual position. The left kidney is hyperplastic; it shows marked foetal lobulation; the ureter is
normal and enters the bladder in the normal position.
History
This child was stillborn at 41 weeks; a breech presentation with precipitate labour and
prolapse of the cord. Epithelial squames were found in the lung and there were petechiae on the
surfaces of the heart and lungs indicative of intrapartum or intrauterine anoxia.