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Current controversies in prenatal diagnosis 1: All prenatally detected lower urinary tract obstructions should be shunted
Author(s) -
Devlieger Roland,
Douglas Wilson R.,
Ruano Rodrigo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
prenatal diagnosis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.956
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1097-0223
pISSN - 0197-3851
DOI - 10.1002/pd.5211
Subject(s) - prenatal diagnosis , medicine , urinary system , fetus , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , obstetrics , pregnancy , genetics , biology
What's already known about this topic? LUTO is a rare but life‐threatening condition affecting the fetus and child in which prenatal therapy is currently being offered but remains controversial. A recent RCT comparing this treatment to post‐natal treatment in selected cases failed to come to robust conclusions due to under‐recruitment. So, the controversy persists.What does this study add? In this debate, 2 renown experts in the field develop their arguments pro and against shunting for all LUTO cases based on the current literature and a long‐standing clinical experience in the field of fetal therapy.