Apr 15, 2009
By:Scott Tennant
Whether it stems from an excess of dietary salt, underlying metabolic disorders, or simply from improved diagnostic techniques, urologists across the United States are reporting a marked increase in the number of children presenting with kidney stones.
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Jan 1, 2009
By:Mac Overmyer
Two studies of blunt kidney trauma, one from Switzerland and one from the United States, reached essentially the same conclusion: Conservative management is likely to be the best path when confronting most cases of blunt renal trauma.
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Endoscopy is a viable alternative to open surgery in some—not all—complex cases of VUR
Jan 1, 2009
By:Vijaya M. Vemulakonda, MD, JD, Martin A. Koyle, MD
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a common congenital anomaly affecting close to 1% of all children. It is often associated with other ureteral anomalies, including ureteral duplication, ectopia, ureteroceles, and paraureteral (Hutch) diverticula.
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Nov 1, 2008
By:Cheryl Guttman
Physician attitudes, actions at odds over preserving fertility in adolescent men with cancer.
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Association between abnormal sexual development, environmental toxins confirmed
Aug 15, 2008
By:Penny Allen
Pediatric urologists have confirmed that environmental pollutants can impair male sexual development and fertility and that reinnervation of the bladder after spinal cord injury may be within reach.
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Jul 17, 2008
Researchers conducting a study to learn whether children with vesicoureteral reflux should be treated with an extended course of antibiotics are seeking to enroll more participants.
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May 18, 2008
Young children who present with calcifications in the ureter on computed tomography scans may not have ureteral stones, but may simply have a history of receiving dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer (Dx/HA [Deflux]) injections for the treatment of vesicoureteral reflux, according to pediatric urologists from Emory University in Atlanta. Their study findings were presented as a word of caution to radiologists and emergency room physicians who may suspect stones in children with abdominal pain and associated imaging findings.
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Urologists continue to define limits of minimally invasive techniques in children
May 15, 2008
By:Scott Tennant
In the office and the operating room, urologists are finding an array of more palatable approaches to managing pediatric cases.
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Costs of open, endoscopic procedures are similar when evaluated on per-procedure basis
Apr 1, 2008
By:Fred Gebhart
Studies of vesicoureteral reflux in children show steady progress in treatment modalities and outcomes.
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