key articles
Ureteroscopy in the treatment of paediatric stone disease
Monday, 26 July 2010- Paediatric ureteroscopy has been increasingly used to manage both ureteral and renal stones. Unfortunately, there are no current standardised recommendations when treating paediatric stone disease so the...
Edited by: JV
Practice guidelines for imaging studies in children after the first UTI
Thursday, 1 July 2010- Urinary tract infection is common in children and may be associated with significant urinary tract pathology. Many children are investigated for vesicoureteral reflux after the first urinary tract infection...
Edited by: JV
Proximal hypospadias and risk of acquired cryptorchidism
Wednesday, 23 June 2010- A group of US researchers hypothesized that boys with proximal hypospadias are at increased risk for acquired cryptorchidism. They published the results of their retrospective study in a...
Edited by: JV
Use of botox in children with idiopathic overactive bladder
Monday, 21 June 2010- A group of researchers described their experience with botulinum-A toxin (BTX-A) in children presenting idiopathic overactive bladder (OAB) refractory to anticholinergic drugs. A. Marte and colleagues...
Edited by: JV
Researchers identify gene linked to hereditary incontinence
Wednesday, 9 June 2010- Medical College of Georgia researchers have identified the culprit gene for a rare condition that turns smiles into grimaces and impedes bladder and bowel control.
Their finding provides new insight into...
Edited by: ES
Value of ultrasound in diagnosing babies with UTI
Friday, 30 April 2010- Researchers in Sweden evaluated the role of ultrasound in diagnosing and treating infants with a first urinary tract infection with a focus on important structural abnormalities.
I. Preda and colleagues of...
Edited by: JV
Vesicoureteral reflux and chronic kidney disease in children
Friday, 9 April 2010- Kidney damage associated with chronic reflux is the fourth leading cause of chronic kidney disease and is the most common cause of severe hypertension in children.
Doctors and researchers at Nationwide...
Edited by: JV
Individualised, multimodal treatment for ADHD children with voiding problems
Thursday, 8 April 2010- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is diagnosed in 3-5% of children. These children have a greater incidence of voiding dysfunction (VD) than non-ADHD controls, and it is less amenable to...
Edited by: JV
Risk of bladder tumours after childhood cancer
Friday, 26 February 2010- A group of British researchers conducted a study to estimate the risk of a second primary tumour (SPT) of the bladder in a cohort of childhood cancer survivors, and investigate the factors associated...
Edited by: JV
Neonatal and infant circumcision: safe in the right hands
Friday, 19 January 2010- How safe is circumcision? A systematic review, published in the open access journal BMC Urology has found that neonatal and infant circumcision by trained staff rarely results in problems. Risks can be...
Edited by: ES
