Prediction of Vesicoureteral Reflux After a First Febrile Urinary Tract Infection in Children: Validation of a Clinical Decision Rule
Monday, 02 October 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The purpose of this study by Leroy et al tested the reproducibility of a highly sensitive clinical decision rule proposed to predict vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) after a first febrile urinary tract infection in children.
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Holmium: Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet Laser Puncture of Ureteroceles in Neonatal Period.
Thursday, 28 September 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - This report from Cleveland, Ohio was on the use of the holmium: yttrium-aluminum-garnet (YAG) laser to incise a ureterocele in neonates.
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Management of Neonates with Large Abdominal Wall Defects and Undescended Testis
Wednesday, 27 September 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - This study from Innsbruck, Austria assessed retrospectively the outcome of different treatment modalities in newborns with undescended testes secondary to large abdominal wall or diaphragmatic defects.
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Exploring the Differences Between Mono- and Polysymptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis
Monday, 25 September 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Nocturnal enuresis whether primary or secondary falls into two further categories: mono- and polysymptomatic forms, based on the absence or presence of bladder overactivity, respectively.
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Permanent Renal Parenchymal Defects After Febrile UTI are Closely Associated with Vesicoureteric Reflux
Tuesday, 05 September 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - This study from Italy investigated the association of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) and renal scarring.
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Review Examines Surgical Approaches for Posterior Urethral Distraction Defects in Boys
Friday, 01 September 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - A Recent Review from J. Zhang and Colleagues from ShangHai, China Examined the Surgical Approach to the Posterior Urethral Distraction Defect in Boys.
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The Challenge of Pediatric Continent Urinary Diversion
Tuesday, 29 August 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Various urologic malformations may result in the necessity of a continent urinary diversion (CUD) for refractory incontinence. Some disease entities in children such as neuropathic bladders from myelomeningoceles as well as the exstrophy/epispadias complex pose many challenges to urologists in regards to urinary continence.
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E. coli Virulence Factors in Children with Neurogenic Bladder Associated with Bacteriuria.
Friday, 25 August 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Bacterial virulence is thought to play a major role in the development of urinary tract infections (UTIs). Patients on catheterization regimens are colonized with bacteria. However, does virulence play a role in this patient's population?
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Hormonal Changes in 3-Month-Old Cryptorchid Boys
Tuesday, 22 August 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Abnormalities in hormonal regulation may have a role in the etiology of cryptorchidism. The objective of this study by Soumi et al was to assess the hypothalamic-pituitary-testicular axis in cryptorchid boys during the postnatal hormonal surge.
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Renal Transplantation in Children with Posterior Urethral Valves
Thursday, 17 August 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The first description of posterior urethral valves (PUV) was made more than 80 years ago by Hugh Hampton Young and represents a spectrum of severity, ranging from disease incompatible with postnatal life to minimal symptoms that may not manifest until later in life.
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Dysfunction of Lower Urinary Tract in Renal Transplant Children with Nephrologic Disease
Monday, 14 August 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Bladder dysfunction is known to play a role in the upper urinary tract.
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Neuropathic Bladder as a Cause of Chronic Renal Failure in Children in Developing Countries
Thursday, 10 August 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - A neuropathic bladder is detrimental to the kidneys if not managed appropriately. Upper tract deterioration has been documented if high pressure in the bladder is sustained especially when compliance is poor.
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BJUI Mini Reviews - Computed Tomography and Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Paediatric Urology
Tuesday, 01 August 2006
In this review we address the basic physics of each technology and review applications and indications for speciļ¬c clinical situations in paediatric urology.
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Safety and Efficacy of a Calcineurin Inhibitor Avoidance Regimen in Pediatric Renal Transplantation
Monday, 31 July 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - This study is a multi-institutional protocol where Calcineurin Inhibitors were not used as part of the transplant regimen. This protocol is called the CN-01 study.
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Preliminary Data on Monosymptomatic Nocturnal Enuresis in Children and Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes
Wednesday, 26 July 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Type 1 diabetes is the second most common chronic disease in children (after asthma). About 13,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year.
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