Trauma/Reconstruction/Diversion
Pregnancy and Delivery in Women with Lower Urinary Tract
Reconstruction: A National Multicenter Retrospective Study
from the French-Speaking Neuro-Urology Study Group
(GENULF) and the Neuro-Urology Committee of the French
Association of Urology
E. Bey,* Q. Manach, B. Peyronnet, A. Even, E. Chartier Kastler, R. Walder, A. Ruffion, M. Baron,
A. Charlanes, X. Biardeau, V. Quenneville, B. Boillot, C. Duport, T. Tricard, C. Saussine, X. Gam e,
G. Capon, J. Kerdraon, J. N. Cornu, C. Garabedian, L. Le Normand, B. Perrouin-Verbe, V. Phe
and M. A. Perrouin-Verbe
From the Department of Urology (EB, LLN, MAP-V), Ho ˆ tel-Dieu Hospital, University of Nantes, Nantes, France, Department of Urology (QM, ECK, VP), Pitie-Salp etri ere
Academic Hospital, Paris 6 University, Paris, France, Department of Urology (BP), University of Rennes, Rennes, France, Department of Neuro-Urology and of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation (AE), Raymond Poincare Hospital, Garches and Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines University (AE), Versailles, France, Gynecology and
Obstretrics Department (RW), Croix-Rousse Hospital, University of Lyon, Lyon, France, Department of Urology (AR), Lyon Sud Hospital-Pierre-B enite, University of
Lyon, Lyon, France, Department of Urology (MB, JNC), University of Rouen, Rouen, France, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AC), Tenon Academic
hospital, Paris 6 University, Paris, France, Department of Urology (XB), University of Lille, Lille, France, Department of Urology (VQ), Boulogne-Billancourt Hospital, Paris,
France, Department of Urology University of Grenoble (BB), Grenoble, France, Department of Urology (CD), University of Dijon, Dijon, France, Department of Urology
(TT, CS), University of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, Department of Urology (XG), Rangueil Hospital, University of Toulouse, Toulouse, France, Department of Urology
(GC), University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Kerpape (JK), Ploemeur, France, Department of gynecology and
obstetrics (CG), University Hospital of Lille, Lille, France, and Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (BP-V), Saint-Jacques Hospital, University of Nantes,
Nantes, France
Purpose: Management of pregnancy and delivery in women with lower urinary
tract reconstruction is challenging and the currently available literature is
insufficient to guide clinical practice. We report pregnancy and delivery out-
comes in this specific population.
Materials and Methods: We conducted a national multicenter retrospective study
(16 centers) including 68 women with 96 deliveries between 1998 and 2019. These
women had at least 1 successful pregnancy and delivery after augmentation
enterocystoplasty, catheterizable channel creation and/or artificial urinary
sphincter implantation. Maternal and fetal complications during pregnancy and
delivery were reported, as well as postpartum functional outcomes, according to
the delivery mode. The chi-square test and Student’s t-test were used to compare
categorical and continuous variables, respectively.
Results: Overall 32% of reported pregnancies were complicated by febrile urinary
tract infections, 13.5% by renal colic and 14.6% required upper urinary tract
diversion. In addition, 10% of patients reported transient self-catheterization
difficulties and 13.5% reported de novo or increased urinary incontinence. The
preterm delivery rate was 35.3%. Elective C-section was performed in 61% of
pregnancies. Twenty complications occurred during delivery (20%), including 19
during elective C-section. Urinary continence at 1 year was unchanged for 93.5%
Accepted for publication June 18, 2020.
No direct or indirect commercial, personal, academic, political, religious or ethical incentive is associated with publishing this article.
* Correspondence: Department of Urology, CHU-Universit e de Nantes, 1 place Alexis Ricordeau, 44000 Nantes, France (telephone:
þ33673358799; FAX: þ33220083922; email: Elsa.bey88@gmail.com ).
Editor’s Note: This article is the third of 5 published in this issue for which category 1 CME credits can
be earned. Instructions for obtaining credits are given with the questions on pages 1391 and 1392.
Abbreviations
and Acronyms
AE [ augmentation
enterocystoplasty
AUS [ artificial urinary sphincter
CCC [ catheterizable channel
creation
LUTR [ lower urinary tract
reconstruction
SCI [ spinal cord injury
UTI [ urinary tract infection
WA [ weeks of amenorrhea
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