conference reports
Daily practice concerning prenatal hydronephrosis, a Dutch study
Monday, 11 May 2009- Dutch researchers examined prenatally detected hydronephrosis cases in the Netherlands and the follow-up strategies involved. Their findings were presented at the recently concluded annual congress...
Edited by: JV
Probiotic lactobacillus as preventive measure for UTIs
Friday, 8 May 2009- Probiotic lactobacillus as preventive measure against urinary tract infections (UTI) was the focus of a study that won the European Society for Paediatric Urology (ESPU)-AAP exchange fellowship award. The...
By Joel Vega
ESPU Meeting: highlights of the Augmentation and Diversion session
Thursday, 7 May 2009- At the four-day 20th Anniversary Congress of the European Society for Pediatric Urology held in Amsterdam (ESPU), the Netherlands, pediatric urology specialists discussed the current and latest...
By Joel Vega
Dutch study: coverage of fetal skin defects with a collagen biomatrix
Thursday, 7 May 2009- Using animal models Dutch researchers have studied collagen biomatrix that is used to cover fetal skin defects in children. Their findings were presented in the poster sessions of the four-day 20th...
By Joel Vega
Urinary TGF- β1 concentration can predict surgery in newborns
Friday, 9 January 2009- A study conducted by a team of Canadian urologists showed that urinary TGF-1 concentration in the first three months of life can be used to predict surgery in newborns with unilateral antenatal...
Edited by: ES
Functional and cosmetic outcomes of vaginoplasty in paediatric cases
Friday, 12 December 2008- Cosmetic outcomes and severity of complications in paediatric vaginoplasty cases are mainly dependent on the type of surgical procedure rather than patient age, according to Egyptian researchers...
Edited by: JV
Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy in children
Friday, 7 November 2008 - Extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL) represents a well-established and effective treatment of urinary stones in adult patients. Ignorance about indication varieties and side effect on ESWL in...
Edited by: JV
Challenging cases in hypospadias surgery require expertise
Saturday, 29 March 2008 - MILAN - Challenging cases and trouble-shooting procedures in hypospadias were presented in a supplemental symposium in the last day of the 23rd European Association of Urology (EAU) Annual Congress held...
By: Joel Vega
Thorough early diagnosis and treatment of children with Urinary tract infections
Tuesday, 4 March 2008 - Urinary tract infections (UTI) in children are subjects to an ongoing scientific debate. The British National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has published guidelines on diagnosis...
By: Franz-Guenter Runkel
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