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Postural variations in the anteroposterior pelvic diameter (APPD) of the hydronephrotic kidney in children during follow-up postnatal ultrasonography (USG) reflect the intrapelvic tension, which might help in predicting the need of surgery amongst these patients.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Materials and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We designed this prospective observational study in all unilateral UPJO patients on postural variation in the APPD of renal pelvis on ultrasonography. The mean age of all patients were 2.15 years (0-5 years) and managed at our institute at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar. The study duration was from July 2019 to May 2021. The management of these patients was done as per the standard institutional protocol and there was no deviation due to inclusion in this study. We documented the variations in postural APPD both amongst the conservatively managed group and the surgically managed group of patients. Linear correlation between two continuous variables was explored using Pearson\u2019s correlation (if the data were normally distributed) and Spearman\u2019s correlation (for non-normally distributed data).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      We found a higher prone APPD than supine APPD in all these patients indicating the obstruction at ureteropelvic junction. However, in the surgical group, there was less variation in the postural APPD compared to the conservative group, and when there was no variation in the postural APPD, the need of surgery was 100%. The limitation of our study was the small sample size (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">n<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 36). A study involving a larger population or involving multiple institutions may further add significance to our findings.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We found less postural variation in APPD on USG to be more likely associated with severe UPJO requiring early surgery. This may indicate a non-compliant renal pelvis. 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