Bladder Exstrophy In The Newborn: A Snapshot Of Contemporary Practice Patterns
Thursday, 08 September 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Bladder exstrophy remains to be one of the most complex reconstructions faced by pediatric urologists.
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Combination Of Drugs May Be Best For Nocturnal Enuresis
Tuesday, 06 September 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For the treatment of primary nocturnal enuresis, the combination of desmopressin plus oxybutynin is well tolerated and produces "significantly faster and more cost-effective results" than single drug therapy with either desmopressin or imipramine, results of a randomized controlled clinical trial indicate.
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Anatomical And Histological Studies Of So-Called Müllerian Duct Cyst
Friday, 02 September 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Müllerian duct cysts have been a difficult entity to both diagnose and manage.
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Prenatally Treated Urinary Tract Obstruction Tied To Normal Cognitive Development
Thursday, 01 September 2005
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who undergo prenatal vesicoamniotic shunting for lower urinary tract obstruction experience normal cognitive development, new research indicates. Moreover, most children have acceptable renal function and report satisfactory quality of life.
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Pediatric Retroperitoneal Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Comparison With An Age Matched Cohort Of Open Surgery
Tuesday, 30 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Laparoscopy has become an effective and minimally invasive modality for the treatment of many urologic diseases in the pediatric population including extirpative and reconstructive procedures.
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Low Renin-Angiotensin System Activity Gene Polymorphism And Dysplasia Associated With Posterior Urethral Valves
Monday, 29 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - It has been shown through out the literature that obstructive uropathies, including posterior urethral valves (PUVs) and kidney hypodysplasia, are the most frequent cause of renal failure in children.
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Non-Escherichia Coli Versus Escherichia Coli Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections In Children Hospitalized In A Tertiary Center: Relative Frequency, Risk Factors, Antimicrobial Resistance And Outcome
Friday, 26 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Current data shows that hospitalization for children with urinary tract infections (UTIs) is reserved for severe or complicated cases.
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Rabbit Antithymocyte Globulin As Induction Immunotherapy For Pediatric Deceased Donor Kidney Transplantation
Wednesday, 24 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Kamel et al evaluated the long-term outcome of the use of antithymocyte globulin induction immunotherapy in pediatric deceased donor kidney transplants.
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Laparoscopic Dismembered Pyeloplasty In Children
Friday, 19 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Laparoscopic pyeloplasty is rapidly becoming an acceptable procedure for ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) in the pediatric population.
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Combined Buccal Mucosa Graft And Local Flap For Urethral Reconstruction In Various Forms Of Hypospadias
Thursday, 18 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Hypospadias is one of the most common congenital deformities in the male urogenital system.
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Refluxing Megaureter For The Mitrofanoff Channel Using Continent Extravesical Detrusor Tunneling Procedure
Monday, 15 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Radojicic et al present their technique that is a variation of the continent procedure using a refluxing megaureter for a Mitrofanoff channel.
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A Need For Reevaluation Of Sports Participation Recommendations For Children With A Solitary Kidney
Friday, 12 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Johnson et al sought to evaluate the incidence and outcome of blunt renal injury in children by mechanism of injury.
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Serosal Lined Extramural Tunnel (Ghoneim) Principle In The Creation Of A Catheterizable Channel In Bladder Augmentation
Thursday, 11 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - The flap valve mechanism is often the preferred technique for creating a continent catheterizable channel when performing a bladder reconstruction.
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Access To Urologic Care For Children In California: Medicaid Versus Private Insurance
Wednesday, 10 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Medi-Cal (California State Medicaid) is a joint state and federal health insurance program that plays a significant role in providing healthcare coverage to low-income children.
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Pediatric Urolithiasis: 15 Years Of Local Experience With Minimally Invasive Endourological Management Of Pediatric Calculi
Tuesday, 09 August 2005
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday Inc.) - Stone disease in children has grown exponentially over the past several years and seems to be most likely due to dehydration and high sodium diets when genetic and or inherent metabloic factors are not playing a role.
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