Fetal Lower Urinary Tract Obstruction (LUTO): a practical review for providers

S Haeri - Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology, 2015 - Springer
Fetal lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO) is a serious condition, which commonly results in
marked perinatal morbidity and mortality. The characteristic prenatal presentation of LUTO …

Fetal surgery: a critical review

H Kitagawa, KC Pringle - Pediatric surgery international, 2017 - Springer
Therapeutic fetal surgical procedures are predicated upon the ability to make an accurate
fetal diagnosis. The earliest open fetal surgical procedures were introduced in the 1960s to …

Fetal lower urinary tract obstruction: proposal for standardized multidisciplinary prenatal management based on disease severity

R Ruano, N Sananes, C Wilson, J Au… - … in Obstetrics & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To present a single center experience of a standardized prenatal multidisciplinary
management protocol for fetal lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO) and to propose a …

Vesicoamniotic shunting for fetal megacystis in the first trimester with a Somatex® intrauterine shunt

B Strizek, I Gottschalk, F Recker, E Weber… - Archives of Gynecology …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose The objective was to evaluate the feasibility of vesicoamniotic shunting (VAS) in the
first trimester with the Somatex® intrauterine shunt and report on complications and …

Report on The Society for Fetal Urology panel discussion on the selection criteria and intervention for fetal bladder outlet obstruction

MK Farrugia, MC Braun, CA Peters, R Ruano… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Summary Introduction The Society for Fetal Urology panel section at the 2016 Fall Congress
featured a multidisciplinary discussion on appropriate patient selection, the conservative …

Urine biochemistry to predict long‐term outcomes in fetuses with posterior urethral valves

S Dreux, J Rosenblatt, A Moussy‐Durandy… - Prenatal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objective Because the literature on the predictive value of fetal urinalysis is controversial in
fetuses with lower urinary tract obstruction, we determined the best model of fetal urine …

Are ultrasound renal aspects associated with urinary biochemistry in fetuses with lower urinary tract obstruction?

AA Nassr, CK Koh, AA Shamshirsaz… - Prenatal …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the association between ultrasonographic renal parameters and urine
biochemistry in fetuses with lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO). Methods Data were …

Prenatal diagnosis of hydro (metro) colpos: a series of 20 cases

MR Mallmann, H Reutter, B Mack-Detlefsen… - Fetal Diagnosis and …, 2019 - karger.com
Background: Hydrocolpos and hydrometrocolpos are rare malformations caused by
accumulation of secretion due to congenital obstruction of the vagina. Hydro (metro) colpos …

Posterior urethral valves: Role of prenatal diagnosis and long-term management of bladder function; a single center point of view and review of literature

C Pellegrino, ML Capitanucci, V Forlini… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Posterior Urethral Valves (PUV) are the most common cause of lower urinary tract
obstruction. More severe forms are detected early in pregnancy (mainly type I), while other …

Prenatal regenerative fetoscopic interventions for congenital anomalies

R Ruano - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Fetal intervention has progressed in the past two decades from experimental proof-of-
concept to practice-adopted, life saving interventions in human fetuses with congenital …