conference reports
11th CEM: managing enuresis, state-of-the-art lecture
Tuesday, 1 November 2011- Detailed history taking and a frequency/voiding chart are among the cornerstones of diagnosing monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis, supported with other procedures such as a clinical exam, a urine...
By Joel Vega
6th Annual EAU Congress/Highlighted Abstract: ESWL in children with renal stones
Monday, 28 March 2011- Selected abstracts were highlighted for presenting some remarkable findings at the recently concluded 26th Annual EAU Congress held in Vienna, Austria.
Below is Abstract 38 presented during the 19 March...
Edited by: JV
2nd ESU-ASU joint course in Manila tackles paediatric urology, uro-oncology issues
Thursday, 2 December 2010- The 2nd Joint Course of the Asian School of Urology (ASU) and the European School of Urology (ESU) opened today in Manila , Philippines , with speakers tackling current issues in paediatric...
By Joel Vega
New surgical procedure for girls with rare vaginal defects
Friday, 20 August 2010- A paediatric urologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas, Texas, USA) has pioneered a successful surgical procedure for young girls who have absent or malformed vaginas, a condition that affects...
Edited by: JV
Improvement of night time bedwetting after adenotonsillectomy in children
Thursday, 24 September 2009- A. Gokce and colleagues (Hatay, Turkey) investigated the prevalence of nocturnal enuresis (NE) or night time bedwetting in children who were diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) and...
Edited by: JV
A case of gonadal dysgenesis: gonadectomy as recommended option
Wednesday, 8 July 2009- Males with gonadal dysgenesis are at high risk for gonadaoblastomas. Clear guidelines for the timing of a gonadectomy do not exist. Gonadectomy has been recommended in the presence of a Y chromosome and...
Edited by: JV
Androgen receptor signalling in children with hypospadias
Tuesday, 7 July 2009- Isolated hypospadias, a common birth defect, is characterised by an abnormal position of the urethral meatus. The cause of hypospadias is not known. A group of US researchers hypothesised that hypospadias...
Edited by: JV
Mutation in the luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR): a case of micropenis in a newborn
Monday, 6 July 2009- Inactivating mutation in the luteinizing hormone receptor (LHR) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder causing mostly 46 XY Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) with female phenotype. Less severe LHR mutations...
Edited by: JV
Testicular prosthesis, first systematic review in paediatric population
Friday, 15 May 2009- A group of UK researchers systematically reviewed the insertion of paediatric testicular prosthesis at their institute over the last 14 tears and also defined a safe protocol for insertion. They presented...
Edited by: JV
Maintaining dialysis lines in toddlers
Tuesday, 12 May 2009- Haemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) are essential adjuncts in management of children with chronic kidney disease (CKD). A group of British researchers reviewed catheter life and...
Edited by:JV
