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Different ultrasound markers have been reported with varying sensitivity and specificity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Aims<\/jats:title><jats:p>The objective of this systematic review and meta\u2010analysis was to identify the diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound markers for LUTO.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>We performed a systematic literature review of studies reporting on fetuses with hydronephrosis or a prenatally suspected and\/or postnatally confirmed diagnosis of LUTO. Bayesian bivariate random effects meta\u2010analytic models were fitted, and we calculated posterior means and 95% credible intervals for the pooled diagnostic odds ratio (DOR).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 36,189 studies were identified; 636 studies were available for full text review and a total of 42 studies were included in the Bayesian meta\u2010analysis. Among the ultrasound signs assessed, megacystis (DOR 49.15, [15.28, 177.44]), bilateral hydroureteronephrosis (DOR 41.33, [13.36,164.83]), bladder thickening (DOR 13.73, [1.23, 115.20]), bilateral hydronephrosis (DOR 8.36 [3.17, 21.91]), male sex (DOR 8.08 [3.05, 22.82]), oligo\u2010 or anhydramnios (DOR 7.75 [4.23, 14.46]), and urinoma (DOR 7.47 [1.14, 33.18]) were found to be predictive of LUTO (Table 1). The predictive sensitivities and specificities however are low and wide study heterogeneity existed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Classically, LUTO is suspected in the presence of prenatally detected megacystis with a dilated posterior urethra (i.e., the keyhole sign), and bilateral hydroureteronephrosis. However, keyhole sign has been found to have modest diagnostic performance in predicting the presence of LUTO in the literature which we confirmed in our analysis. The surprisingly low specificity may be influenced by several factors, including the degree of obstruction, and the diligence of the sonographer at searching for and documenting it during the scan. As a result, providers should consider this when establishing the differential for a fetus with hydronephrosis as the presence or absence of keyhole sign does not reliably rule in or rule out LUTO.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Megacystis, bilateral hydroureteronephrosis and bladder wall thickening are the most accurate predictors of LUTO. 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