Chronic Kidney Disease in Boys with Posterior Urethral Valves–Pathogenesis, Prognosis and Management

R Klaus, B Lange-Sperandio - Biomedicines, 2022 - mdpi.com
Posterior urethral valves (PUV) are the most common form of lower urinary tract obstructions
(LUTO). The valves can be surgically corrected postnatally; however, the impairment of …

Artificial intelligence in pediatric urology

HHS Wang, R Vasdev, CP Nelson - Urologic Clinics, 2024 - urologic.theclinics.com
Application of artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the hottest topics in medicine. There is an
abundance of evidence of exponentially increasing urologic publications using AI …

Prenatal hydronephrosis: Bridging pre‐and postnatal management

M Rickard, J Dos Santos, J Keunen… - Prenatal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Urinary tract dilation (UTD), including hydronephrosis (HN) is the most common prenatally
detected anomaly and affects up to 1%–2% of pregnancies. Postnatally, it resolves without …

[HTML][HTML] Artificial intelligence tools in pediatric urology: a comprehensive review of recent advances

AT Chowdhury, A Salam, M Naznine, D Abdalla… - Diagnostics, 2024 - mdpi.com
Artificial intelligence (AI) is providing novel answers to long-standing clinical problems, and
it is quickly changing pediatric urology. This thorough analysis focuses on current …

Long-term kidney outcomes in children with posterior urethral valves: a population-based cohort study

CH Robinson, M Rickard, N Jeyakumar… - Journal of the …, 2024 - journals.lww.com
Background: Posterior urethral valves represent the most common cause of lower urinary
tract obstruction in male infants (∼ 1/4000 live births). Long-term kidney outcomes of …

Deep learning imaging features derived from kidney ultrasounds predict chronic kidney disease progression in children with posterior urethral valves

JK Weaver, K Milford, M Rickard, J Logan, L Erdman… - Pediatric …, 2023 - Springer
Background We sought to use deep learning to extract anatomic features from postnatal
kidney ultrasounds and evaluate their performance in predicting the risk and timing of …

Multi-institutional validation of improved vesicoureteral reflux assessment with simple and machine learning approaches

A Khondker, JCC Kwong, P Yadav, JYH Chan… - The Journal of …, 2022 - auajournals.org
Purpose: Vesicoureteral reflux grading from voiding cystourethrograms is highly subjective
with low reliability. We aimed to demonstrate improved reliability for vesicoureteral reflux …

Automated Society of Fetal Urology (SFU) grading of hydronephrosis on ultrasound imaging using a convolutional neural network

DA Ostrowski, JR Logan, M Antony, R Broms… - Journal of Pediatric …, 2023 - Elsevier
Introduction Grading of hydronephrosis severity on postnatal renal ultrasound guides
management decisions in antenatal hydronephrosis (ANH). Multiple systems exist to help …

Artificial intelligence in hypospadiology: role, applications, and benefits

M AbdulMoniem, T Abbas, A Khandakar… - … Current Challenges and …, 2023 - Springer
Hypospadias is a complex multifactorial disorder that is impacted by both environmental and
genetic variables, with varying degrees of severity and significant long-term functional …

Kidney disease progression in pediatric and adult posterior urethral valves (PUV) patients

VW Huang, M Behairy, B Abelson, A Crane, W Liu… - Pediatric …, 2024 - Springer
Background Posterior urethral valves (PUV) is the most common cause of obstructive
uropathy in boys; approximately 15% develop kidney failure by early adulthood. However …