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Abnormality of the upper urinary tract

MedGen UID:
869219
•Concept ID:
C4023641
•
Anatomical Abnormality
HPO: HP:0010935

Definition

An abnormality of the upper urinary tract. [from HPO]

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Modern management of and update on prune belly syndrome.
Lopes RI, Baker LA, Dénes FT
J Pediatr Urol 2021 Aug;17(4):548-554. Epub 2021 Apr 24 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.04.010. PMID: 34016542Free PMC Article
Swiss consensus recommendations on urinary tract infections in children.
Buettcher M, Trueck J, Niederer-Loher A, Heininger U, Agyeman P, Asner S, Berger C, Bielicki J, Kahlert C, Kottanattu L, Meyer Sauteur PM, Paioni P, Posfay-Barbe K, Relly C, Ritz N, Zimmermann P, Zucol F, Gobet R, Shavit S, Rudin C, Laube G, von Vigier R, Neuhaus TJ
Eur J Pediatr 2021 Mar;180(3):663-674. Epub 2020 Jul 3 doi: 10.1007/s00431-020-03714-4. PMID: 32621135Free PMC Article
Duration of antibiotic treatment for acute pyelonephritis and septic urinary tract infection-- 7 days or less versus longer treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Eliakim-Raz N, Yahav D, Paul M, Leibovici L
J Antimicrob Chemother 2013 Oct;68(10):2183-91. Epub 2013 May 21 doi: 10.1093/jac/dkt177. PMID: 23696620

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Urological profile of children with microcephaly and congenital zika syndrome.
de Medeiros Francilaide Campos Â, Azevedo de Souza L, Mattos A, Oliveira Filho J, Barroso U Jr
J Pediatr Urol 2021 Apr;17(2):255.e1-255.e5. Epub 2020 Oct 14 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2020.10.011. PMID: 33531217
Computed tomography and upper gastrointestinal series findings of esophageal bronchi in infants.
Colleran GC, Ryan CE, Lee EY, Sweeney B, Rea D, Brenner C
Pediatr Radiol 2017 Feb;47(2):154-160. Epub 2016 Oct 26 doi: 10.1007/s00247-016-3724-6. PMID: 27785539
Idiopathic hemihypertrophy.
Mohanna MA, Sallam AK
Saudi Med J 2014 Apr;35(4):403-5. PMID: 24749139
Bloom syndrome.
Arora H, Chacon AH, Choudhary S, McLeod MP, Meshkov L, Nouri K, Izakovic J
Int J Dermatol 2014 Jul;53(7):798-802. Epub 2014 Mar 6 doi: 10.1111/ijd.12408. PMID: 24602044
CKD and bladder problems in children.
Penna FJ, Elder JS
Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2011 Sep;18(5):362-9. doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2011.08.001. PMID: 21896378

Diagnosis

Congenital Anomalies of the Upper Urinary Tract: A Comprehensive Review.
Houat AP, Guimarães CTS, Takahashi MS, Rodi GP, Gasparetto TPD, Blasbalg R, Velloni FG
Radiographics 2021 Mar-Apr;41(2):462-486. Epub 2021 Jan 29 doi: 10.1148/rg.2021200078. PMID: 33513074
Radial Ray Malformation.
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Gandhi M, Rac MWF, McKinney J
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019 Dec;221(6):B16-B18. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.09.024. PMID: 31787159
Computed tomography and upper gastrointestinal series findings of esophageal bronchi in infants.
Colleran GC, Ryan CE, Lee EY, Sweeney B, Rea D, Brenner C
Pediatr Radiol 2017 Feb;47(2):154-160. Epub 2016 Oct 26 doi: 10.1007/s00247-016-3724-6. PMID: 27785539
Idiopathic hemihypertrophy.
Mohanna MA, Sallam AK
Saudi Med J 2014 Apr;35(4):403-5. PMID: 24749139
Bloom syndrome.
Arora H, Chacon AH, Choudhary S, McLeod MP, Meshkov L, Nouri K, Izakovic J
Int J Dermatol 2014 Jul;53(7):798-802. Epub 2014 Mar 6 doi: 10.1111/ijd.12408. PMID: 24602044

Therapy

Urinary tract infections in children.
Tullus K, Shaikh N
Lancet 2020 May 23;395(10237):1659-1668. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30676-0. PMID: 32446408
UTI in kidney transplant.
Ness D, Olsburgh J
World J Urol 2020 Jan;38(1):81-88. Epub 2019 Apr 1 doi: 10.1007/s00345-019-02742-6. PMID: 30937570
Radial Ray Malformation.
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), Gandhi M, Rac MWF, McKinney J
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2019 Dec;221(6):B16-B18. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2019.09.024. PMID: 31787159
Duration of antibiotic treatment for acute pyelonephritis and septic urinary tract infection-- 7 days or less versus longer treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Eliakim-Raz N, Yahav D, Paul M, Leibovici L
J Antimicrob Chemother 2013 Oct;68(10):2183-91. Epub 2013 May 21 doi: 10.1093/jac/dkt177. PMID: 23696620
Diabetic autonomic neuropathy.
Vinik AI, Maser RE, Mitchell BD, Freeman R
Diabetes Care 2003 May;26(5):1553-79. doi: 10.2337/diacare.26.5.1553. PMID: 12716821

Prognosis

Asian guidelines for urinary tract infection in children.
Yang SS, Tsai JD, Kanematsu A, Han CH
J Infect Chemother 2021 Nov;27(11):1543-1554. Epub 2021 Aug 11 doi: 10.1016/j.jiac.2021.07.014. PMID: 34391623
UTI in kidney transplant.
Ness D, Olsburgh J
World J Urol 2020 Jan;38(1):81-88. Epub 2019 Apr 1 doi: 10.1007/s00345-019-02742-6. PMID: 30937570
Retroperitoneoscopic heminephrectomy.
Taghavi K, Mushtaq I
J Pediatr Urol 2018 Apr;14(2):196-197. Epub 2018 Mar 7 doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2018.02.010. PMID: 29551554
Bloom syndrome.
Arora H, Chacon AH, Choudhary S, McLeod MP, Meshkov L, Nouri K, Izakovic J
Int J Dermatol 2014 Jul;53(7):798-802. Epub 2014 Mar 6 doi: 10.1111/ijd.12408. PMID: 24602044
Duration of antibiotic treatment for acute pyelonephritis and septic urinary tract infection-- 7 days or less versus longer treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Eliakim-Raz N, Yahav D, Paul M, Leibovici L
J Antimicrob Chemother 2013 Oct;68(10):2183-91. Epub 2013 May 21 doi: 10.1093/jac/dkt177. PMID: 23696620

Clinical prediction guides

Renal doppler changes in patients with acute pancreatitis: A prospective study.
Bush N, Rana SS, Gupta P, Kang M, Gupta R, Suri V, Ramachandran R, Kumar S, Dhibar DP
Pancreatology 2020 Oct;20(7):1275-1280. Epub 2020 Aug 18 doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2020.08.007. PMID: 32873484
Congenital anomalies of the urinary tract.
Pohl HG, Belman AB
Curr Pediatr Rev 2014;10(2):123-32. doi: 10.2174/157339631002140513102152. PMID: 25088266
Ureterocalicostomy.
Kay R
Urol Clin North Am 1988 Feb;15(1):129-33. PMID: 3344557
Hypertelorism-hypospadias syndrome.
Noe HN, Peeden JN, Jerkins GR, Wilroy RS Jr
J Urol 1984 Nov;132(5):951-2. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)49961-7. PMID: 6149320
Renal calculi.
Yendt ER
Can Med Assoc J 1970 Mar 14;102(5):479-89. PMID: 5438766Free PMC Article

Recent systematic reviews

Duplex Kidney in Adults: a Systematic Review of the Literature.
Alsaikhan B, Abugamza F, Almuhanna A, Bakarmom M, Alhussaini S, Hajek D
Curr Urol Rep 2023 Dec;24(12):591-600. Epub 2023 Nov 9 doi: 10.1007/s11934-023-01190-5. PMID: 37943428
Follow-up of the neuro-urological patient: a systematic review.
Averbeck MA, Madersbacher H
BJU Int 2015 Apr;115 Suppl 6:39-46. doi: 10.1111/bju.13084. PMID: 25891319
Paucity of evidence for urinary tract outcomes in closed spinal dysraphism: a systematic review.
Veenboer PW, Bosch JL, van Asbeck FW, de Kort LM
BJU Int 2013 Nov;112(7):1009-17. doi: 10.1111/bju.12289. PMID: 24053767
Duration of antibiotic treatment for acute pyelonephritis and septic urinary tract infection-- 7 days or less versus longer treatment: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.
Eliakim-Raz N, Yahav D, Paul M, Leibovici L
J Antimicrob Chemother 2013 Oct;68(10):2183-91. Epub 2013 May 21 doi: 10.1093/jac/dkt177. PMID: 23696620
Upper and lower urinary tract outcomes in adult myelomeningocele patients: a systematic review.
Veenboer PW, Bosch JL, van Asbeck FW, de Kort LM
PLoS One 2012;7(10):e48399. Epub 2012 Oct 31 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048399. PMID: 23119003Free PMC Article

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