Early diagnosis and intervention in congenital lower urinary tract obstruction: Time to revise our approach?

Congenital lower urinary tract obstruction (cLUTO) describes a heterogeneous spectrum of congenital lower urinary tract defects with variable postnatal outcomes, ranging from high morbidity and mortality to spontaneous resolution. In the past, fetal intervention studies aimed at mitigating the disea...

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Hauptverfasser: Mulders, Jaap (VerfasserIn) , Kohl, Stefan (VerfasserIn) , Fontanella, Federica (VerfasserIn) , Hilger, Alina C. (VerfasserIn) , Reutter, Heiko (VerfasserIn) , Stein, Raimund (VerfasserIn) , Weber, Eva C. (VerfasserIn) , Westland, Rik (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 13 November 2025
In: Pediatric nephrology

ISSN:1432-198X
DOI:10.1007/s00467-025-06994-w
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Verfasserangaben:Jaap Mulder, Stefan Kohl, Federica Fontanella, Alina C. Hilger, Heiko Reutter, Raimund Stein, Eva C. Weber, Rik Westland

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