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Marginal Maternal Vitamin B12 Status Linked to Spina Bifida Risk in Offspring
Thursday, 19 August 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Moderately low maternal blood levels of vitamin B12 are associated with an increased risk of having an infant with spina bifida, according to the results of a Dutch study.
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Percutaneous Endopyeloplasty Shows Advantages Over Both Endopyelotomy and Laparoscopic Pyeloplasty
Friday, 06 August 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - The ideal minimally invasive treatment for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJ) would be technically simple, efficacious in relieving obstruction in the long-term, and have the ability to treat all anatomic types and causes of obstruction.
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Review of Traumatic Pediatric Renal Injuries Shows Largely Non-Operative Management with Good Outcomes
Friday, 30 July 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Blunt trauma accounts for the majority of pediatric renal injuries. It is often minor and no long-term sequelae are seen.
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Transplant Boosts Survival in Pediatric End-Stage Renal Disease
Monday, 28 June 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Long-term survival of children with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) has improved markedly during the past four decades, particularly in those who undergo transplantation, according to a report in the June 24th issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
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No Association Found Between Hypospadias and Maternal Use of Loratadine (Claritin)
Friday, 21 May 2004
Hypospadias affects approximately 7 in 1,000 male infants in the United States. A spectrum of clinical presentations exists.
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Long-term Risperidone Treatment Does Not Delay Growth, Sexual Maturation
Thursday, 20 May 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children treated for up to 1 year with risperidone do not experience significant growth failure or delay in pubertal onset or progression, according to researchers.
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Recurrence Rate of Febrile Urinary Tract Infections in Children with A Negative Radiologic Evaluation Is Higher in Girls and Uncircumcised Boys
Monday, 12 April 2004
Febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect an estimated 1.0% of boys and 3.1% of girls and cause significant morbidity.
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Home Dilatation Feasible for Boys with Stenotic Urethral Meatus
Friday, 09 April 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Urethral meatal stenoses can be dilated at home by the boys or their parents, possibly reducing the need for hospitalization and a dilatation procedure under general anesthesia, according to a report by British researchers.
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Circumcision May Reduce HIV Risk
Wednesday, 07 April 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a new study of more than 800 Kenyan men suggest that circumcision decreases the risk of HIV-1 infection, US and African researchers report in the March issue of Epidemiology.
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Cardiac Dysfunction Seen in Children after Kidney Transplantation
Thursday, 01 April 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cardiac hypertrophy is often seen in children after renal transplantation, and new research suggests that this structural abnormality has functional consequences.
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Enhanced MRI Helps Diagnose Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Friday, 19 March 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gadolinium-enhanced MRI (G-MRI) appears to be more sensitive than conventional radiography in differentiating Crohn's disease from ulcerative colitis in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), according to research at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
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Genetic Males Often Self-Identify as Male Despite Female Assignment
Wednesday, 21 January 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Males born with severe phallic inadequacy are often assigned at birth to the female sex. Over time, many of these individuals assume a male identity, despite hormonal treatments and rearing practices, investigators report in The New England Journal of Medicine for January 22nd.
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Extended Application of Tabularized Incised Plate Urethroplasty Shows Excellent Results Over a Six-year Period
Tuesday, 20 January 2004
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Recent data showed that the incidence of hypospadias nearly doubled over the past 30 years and the condition continues to be a challenging problem for urologists.
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Exposure to Plasticizer May Induce Premature Puberty
Monday, 05 January 2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chronic exposure to DEHP, a commonly used plasticizer, increases sex hormone levels and induces Leydig cell hyperplasia in young male rats, investigators have found.
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Focus on Pediatric Urology

Focus on Pediatric Urology condenses a selection of compelling and relevant science - on topic and chosen by the UroToday.com editorial staff.

View a surgical video of a pediatric robotic pyeloplasty - video segments and case caveats by Pasquale Casale, MD, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Pediatric Urology