A group of researchers have developed a way to diagnose and monitor a painful condition that afflicts infants. Researchers at UConn and UConn Health have developed a method of testing for a painful ...

Researchers have identified two potential genetic contributors to the rare condition posterior urethral valves in a genome-wide study of individuals of diverse ancestry. Posterior urethral valves (PUV ...

Even before birth, an obstructed urethra can cause a variety of issues in the unborn child, ranging from mild urinary problems to kidney failure. This highly variable disease is called LUTO (lower ...

The high prevalence of urological conditions means that it should not come as a surprise that we, as urologists, have a high chance of one day needing the assistance of a urological colleague. As a ...

Should you increase fluid therapy for a patient with decreased urine output? Causes of decreased urine output include reduced ...

Children with double-J ureteral stents left in place for more than 4 weeks have a higher rate of symptomatic breakthrough ...

An obstruction that interferes with voiding may be caused by lesions of the bladder outlet or urethra, by enlargement of the prostate in men, by ureteral stricture disease, or by contraction of the ...

November 9, 2026For those who want to organize the disease types of renal tubular acidosis and the differences between ...

Genetic variation affecting developmental genes not previously linked to urethral development may contribute to a congenital condition that is the most common cause of kidney failure in young males, a ...

One in every 500 babies is born with a condition called ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO), an obstruction of the ureter that prevents urine from flowing from one or both of the kidneys into ...