Secuencia de Potter, revisión de una enfermedad abandonada

Introduction:   Potter's sequence (PS) is a congenital disorder characterized by oligohydramnios, renal agenesis, and pulmonary hypoplasia that leads to newborns developing respiratory distress within the first hour of birth.

Objective:   to carry out an exhaustive review of the updates of the Potter Sequence theme and new interventions

Methods:   a review of articles was carried out in PubMed, Ebsco, Google Scholar, Scielo, and Science Direct search engines, among others, both in Spanish and English. From the search, 35 articles were consulted.

Conclusion:   PS is a disease that occurs in fetuses as a consequence of a series of events that occur due to oligohydramnios. This is characterized by the Potter facie, anomalies in the extremities due to compression, and pulmonary hypoplasia, this clinical presentation being variable in each patient and to which other infrequent presentations are added. Although it is true that, in most cases, the prognosis of this disease is unfavorable, various interventions focused on increasing amniotic fluid have been investigated and carried out in order to increase the life expectancy of those who suffer from this disease.

Keywords:
Potter sequence; oligohydramnios; renal agenesis; lung hipoplasia; amnioinfusion