Circumcision and Risk of Febrile Urinary Tract Infection in Boys with Posterior Urethral Valves: Result of the CIRCUP Randomized Trial.

Fiche publication

Date publication

septembre 2021

Journal

European urology

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Dr CHAUSSY Yann

Tous les auteurs :
Harper L, Blanc T, Peycelon M, Michel JL, Leclair MD, Garnier S, Flaum V, Arnaud AP, Merrot T, Dobremez E, Faure A, Fourcade L, Poli-Merol ML, Chaussy Y, Dunand O, Collin F, Huiart L, Ferdynus C, Sauvat F

Lien Pubmed

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34563412

Résumé

Boys with posterior urethral valves (PUVs) have an increased risk of febrile urinary tract infections (fUTIs). Circumcision is believed to reduce the risk of fUTIs in boys, although there are no randomized trials demonstrating this.