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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...




