key articles
Pediatric laparoscopic pyeloplasty: 4-year experience
Saturday, 16 February 2008 - Laparoscopic dismembered pyeloplasty for correction of ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) in the pediatric population is comparable to open dismembered pyeloplasty in success rates. Experience...
Authors: Lam et al.
Urinary Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Electrophoresis With Silver Staining: A Noninvasive Diagnostic Tool for Obstructive Uropathy in Children
Sunday, 20 January 2008 - Obstructive uropathy such as ureteropelvic junction obstruction in the newborn is a major diagnostic and therapeutic dilemma. Beckers et al. (2008) studied whether urinary sodium dodecyl sulfate...
Authors: Beckers et al.
Renal function outcomes in patients treated with nephron sparing surgery for bilateral Wilms tumor
Wednesday, 12 December 2007 - Management of bilateral Wilms tumour (Wilms tumour is a rare type of kidney cancer that affects children) represents a particular challenge in the consideration of long-term renal function for...
Authors: Giel et al.
Artificial urinary sphincters placed after posterior urethral distraction injuries in children are at risk for erosion
Tuesday, 11 December 2007 - Management for posterior urethral disruption and concurrent bladder neck incompetence is controversial. Some groups recommend treatment with a Mitrofanoff catheterizable stoma, while others advocate...
Authors: Ashley & Husmann
Endoscopic injection of bulking agents in children with incontinence: dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer versus polytetrafluoroethylene
Tuesday, 11 December 2007 - Treating pediatric incontinence can be challenging. Many surgical procedures are available with variable success and complications. Endoscopic injection of bulking agents into an incompetent bladder...
Authors: Dyer et al.
Redefining Clinically Significant Castration Levels in Patients With Prostate Cancer Receiving Continuous Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Thursday, 11 October 2007 - Morote et al. (2007) determined the clinical relevance of testosterone-castration level in prostate cancer patients on continuous androgen deprivation therapy. In addition, the authors analyzed the...
Authors: Lassmann et al.
Outcome Analysis of Severe Chordee Correction Using Tunica Vaginalis as a Flap in Boys With Proximal Hypospadias
Tuesday, 9 October 2007 - There is ongoing controversy regarding optimal treatment for severe ventral curvature. Ventral corporeal lengthening is possibly associated with recurrent curvature and erectile dysfunction. To further...
Authors: Braga et al.
Artificial Urinary Sphincters Placed After Posterior Urethral Distraction Injuries in Children are at Risk for Erosion
Monday, 8 October 2007 - Management for posterior urethral disruption and concurrent bladder neck incompetence is controversial. Some groups recommend treatment with a Mitrofanoff catheterizable stoma, while others advocate...
Authors: Ashley & Husmann
Ureterorectostomy as a continent urinary diversion for complicated bladder exstrophy in children by using a modified Duhamel procedure
Wednesday, 22 August 2007 - Whatever the method and timing of surgery, a high proportion of children with bladder exstrophy will continue to suffer from urinary incontinence. They face the options of urinary diversion to an...
Authors: Fahmy et al.
Long-Term Tolerability of Tolterodine Extended Release in Children 5-11 Years of Age: Results from a 12-Month, Open-Label Study
Friday, 20 July 2007 - Children with urinary symptoms such as urinary incontinence, often have low self-esteem, and childhood incontinence is associated with adult urgent urinary incontinence (UUI). Initial treatment for children...
Authors: Nijman et al
