Alencar VP, et al. - Authors compared the effect of the different routes for clean intermittent catheterization on the quality of life of children with lower urinary tract dysfunction. Seemingly route of catheterization affected the the quality of life of children and adolescents performing CIC, with a worse performance for those using urethral catheterization. For performing CIC, no differences in both difficulty and discomfort were observed between groups. A better quality of life scores for the physical and social functioning domains was seen in children who performed CIC through a stoma.