title: Genitourinary imaging: part 1, congenital urinary anomalies and their management.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Congenital urinary anomalies may be symptomatic or encountered during imaging for other clinical indications. The array of abnormalities is related to the embryologic stage at the time of the developmental insult, and these abnormalities result in a spectrum of conditions ranging from insignificant to incompatible with life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Understanding the implications of common congenital urinary anomalies is the key to detecting associated anomalies, initiating therapy, and avoiding both complications and unnecessary intervention.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, LSU Health, 1501 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71130, USA. arowell07@gmail.com
authors.forename: Amy C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Rowell
authors.forename: Guillermo P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Sangster
authors.forename: Jessica D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Caraway
authors.forename: Paul W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: Donald A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Elmajian
authors.forename: Maureen G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Heldmann
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D014564:Urogenital Abnormalities / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D014566:Urogenital System / Q000196:embryology