Complex congenital urological anomalies often necessitate ongoing clinical and surgical management as patients reach adulthood and beyond. However, adolescent and lifelong care of such conditions is a ...

The genitourinary tract is the system most frequently affected by congenital defects. Such defects can be solitary (e.g., hypospadias) or involve multiple organ systems (e.g., myelodysplasia). As ...

The aim of this study is to quantify the prevalence and types of rare chromosome abnormalities (RCAs) in Europe for 2000–2006 inclusive, and to describe prenatal diagnosis rates and pregnancy outcome.

Higher incidences of congenital anomalies, including cryptorchidism (undescended testicles) and hypospadias, were found in boys whose mothers had higher serum levels of certain organochlorine ...

Jane Kurtzman, MD, is a urologic surgeon at the University of Utah who specializes in adult urologic reconstruction, gender-affirming surgery, and urologic conditions caused by radiation injury, ...

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) may be associated with the increased proportion of multiple birth infants affected by congenital abnormalities since the 1980s, European research suggests. The ...

A 6-week-old female infant was admitted to the Massachusetts General Hospital because of choking while feeding. The mother and father, 27 and 28 years of age, respectively, were healthy. The pregnancy ...

A birth defect, or congenital anomaly, is any medical condition a person has from birth. Congenital means acquired in the womb. These medical conditions range from mild to more severe. Some affect the ...

NEW ORLEANS -- Women 35 and older seemed to have a lower risk for major congenital abnormalities compared with younger women, researchers reported here. Advanced maternal age (≥35) was associated with ...

Approximately 1 in 11 patients with kidney failure requiring replacement therapy have inherited kidney diseases or congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract. Genetic testing is warranted to ...