Even before birth, an obstructed urethra can cause a variety of issues in the unborn child, ranging from mild urinary problems to kidney failure. This highly variable disease is called LUTO (lower ...

Fetal lower urinary tract outflow obstruction may be associated with various developmental abnormalities. Lower urinary tract outflow obstruction may develop in a fetus from a number of pathologies, ...

Researchers have identified two potential genetic contributors to the rare condition posterior urethral valves in a genome-wide study of individuals of diverse ancestry. Posterior urethral valves (PUV ...

The new guideline updates invasive and minimally invasive surgical techniques for male LUTS. The European Association of Urology (EAU) recently updated its guideline on the management of lower urinary ...

Most UTIs affect the lower portion of the urinary tract, including the bladder, urethra, or prostate. If left untreated, a lower UTI can progress to the upper urinary tract, which may involve the ...

Current evidence on the safety and efficacy of fetal vesico–amniotic shunt for lower urinary tract outflow obstruction does not appear adequate for this procedure to be used without special ...