title: Lower urinary tract obstruction in the fetus and neonate.
abstract: This article summarizes the most recent literature regarding congenital lower urinary tract obstruction in the fetus and newborn. Lower urinary tract obstruction is a heterogeneous group of rare diagnoses that have significant potential for in utero mortality and long-term morbidity in survivors. The diagnosis and management of the most common causes are reviewed. In addition, the current state of prenatal intervention for congenital lower urinary tract obstruction is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Urologic Surgery, Department of Urologic Surgery, Monroe Carrel Jr. Children's Hospital, 2200 Children's Way, 4102 DOT, Nashville, TN 37232, USA. Electronic address: douglass.b.clayton@vanderbilt.edu.
authors.forename: Douglass B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Clayton
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Urologic Surgery, Department of Urologic Surgery, Monroe Carrel Jr. Children's Hospital, 2200 Children's Way, 4102 DOT, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Brock
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000196:embryology / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: Fetal intervention; Posterior urethral valves; Prenatal diagnosis; Prenatal ultrasonography; Prune-belly syndrome; Urethral obstruction