Repeat Injection Can Resolve Vesicoureteral Reflux
Tuesday, 21 February 2006
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A second injection of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer (Dx/HA) is often successful in children who have failed initial treatment for vesicoureteral reflex, researchers report in the February issue of the Journal of Urology.
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Prospective Evaluation Of Inpatient And Outpatient Bladder Training In Children With Functional Urinary Incontinence
Thursday, 16 February 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Heilenkötter et al performed a prospective study to evaluate the effectiveness of a bladder-training program for children who have functional urinary incontinence, which is a common problem in childhood.
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In Utero Exposure To Mono-N-Butyl Phthalate Impairs Insulin-Like Factor 3 Gene Expression And The Transabdominal Phase Of Testicular Descent In Fetal Rats
Tuesday, 14 February 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The etiology of undescended testes (UT) continues to be the core research of this entity.
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Cryopreservation Of Intact Testicular Tissue From Boys With Cryptorchidism
Monday, 13 February 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Boys with cryptorchidism often face fertility problems in adult life with up to 20% in boys with unilateral cryptorchidism, and this figure increases to 70% for boys with bilateral cryptorchidism despite having orchiopexy performed at a very young age.
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Dismembered Pyeloplasty In Children: A Review Of 5 Years Single Center Experience
Thursday, 09 February 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The aim of this study by Tal et al was to review their experience with open dismembered pyeloplasty in 103 pediatric patients and present the clinical characteristics, the surgical treatment and its complications and the long-term results.
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Renal Cell Carcinoma: Children?s Hospital Boston Experience
Tuesday, 07 February 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The group from Boston, MA USA reviewed their experience with pediatric renal cell carcinoma (PRCC).
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Urachal Anomalies In Children: The Vanishing Relevance Of The Preoperative Voiding Cystourethrogram
Wednesday, 01 February 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The urachus is a vestigial remnant extending from the allantois to the dome of the bladder having a presentation in childhood with a wet umbilicus or a lower midline mass when it remains patent.
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Pediatric Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Rare Tumor With A Different Biology From That Seen In Adult Patients. The Boston Children?s Hospital Experience
Monday, 30 January 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - While tumors of the kidney represent a relatively common pediatric malignancy, renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is relatively rare in the pediatric population, with Wilm's tumor representing the majority of primary renal malignancies.
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Is Retrograde Stenting More Reliable Than Antegrade Stenting For Pyeloplasty In Infants And Children?
Thursday, 26 January 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - There has been much debate over the years whether to stent or not to stent pediatric pyeloplasties.
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Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy In Infants And Toddlers
Wednesday, 25 January 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Although laparoscopy has emerged as a feasible option in the pediatric realm, the burden still remains on the minimally invasive pediatric urologist to show that it is a safe alternative to standard open surgery.
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Parental Preferences for Error Disclosure, Reporting, and Legal Action After Medical Error in the Care of Their Children
Friday, 20 January 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - We all fear medical errors regarding our patients, but they unfortunately are part of our reality. What is the best way to approach the situation and the parents?
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Modified Tubularized Incised Plate Urethroplasty (Snodgrass) Procedure For Hypospadias Repair
Wednesday, 18 January 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The Snodgrass urethroplasty for hypospadias repair has become popular for correction of both distal and proximal hypospadias.
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Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy For Neuroblastoma In Children: A Report Of 6 Cases
Thursday, 12 January 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - Neuroblastoma is the most common solid extracranial tumor of childhood that primarily affects the adrenal glands (35%) and retroperitoneum (30%).
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Electronic Surveillance System for Monitoring Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis
Tuesday, 10 January 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - When do we want to give peri-operative antibiotics? Do hernia repairs need them? What about nephrectomies?
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The Valine Allele Of The V89L Polymorphism In The 5-±-Reductase Gene Confers A Reduced Risk For Hypospadias
Friday, 06 January 2006
BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The normal male human urethra develops during fetal wk 8-16, and a premature arrest seems to be the cause of hypospadias.
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