For the 2021 Paediatric Urology Guidelines, ?? chapters of the Guidelines have been updated through a structured assessment of the literature and these additional references and text updates have been incorporated. Two completely new sections on Testicular Tumours in Prepubertal Boys and Rare Conditions have been added.
Key changes in the 2021 publication:
- Section 3.2 - Management of undescended testes: Both the literature and the text have been updated;
- Section 3.3 - Testicular Tumours in prepubertal boys: This is a new section in the Guideline;
- Section 3.5 - Acute Scrotum: Both the literature and the text have been updated;
- Section 3.6 - Hypospadias: Both the literature and the text have been updated;
- Section 3.7 - Congenital penile curvature: Both the literature and the text have been updated;
- Section 3.9 - Urinary Tract Infections: Both the literature and the text have been extensively updated;
- Section 3.10 - Day-time lower urinary tract conditions: The literature has been updated resulting in minor amendments to the text;
- Section 3.13 - Dilatation of the upper urinary tract (UPJ and UVJ obstruction): The literature has been updated resulting in minor amendments to the text;
- Section 3.15 - Urinary stone disease: The literature has been updated resulting in minor amendments to the text;
- Section 3.18 - Congenital lower urinary tract obstruction (CLUTO): Both the literature and the text have been updated;
- Section 3.19 – Rare Conditions - This is a new section in the Guideline comprising of urachal remnants, papillary tumours of the bladder and penile rare conditions.
New recommendations have been given in:
- Section 3.3 Recommendations for testicular tumours in prepubertal boys
- Section 3.19.1 Recommendations for rare conditions in children - Urachal remnants