BACKGROUND/PURPOSE It is still under discussion which is the best tissue augmenting substance for the endoscopic treatment of children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). We describe our preliminary experience (September 2009-November 2011) with polyacrylate-polyalcohol copolymer hydrogel (PPCH). METHODS This is an observational, descriptive, prospective study which included 81 female and male ...

OBJECTIVE This study aims to demonstrate a novel laparoscopic technique of tapering megaureter without disrupting the blood supply and disconnecting the ureter. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eight cases of primary obstructive megaureter in the age group of 14-22 years underwent laparoscopic extravesical ureteric reimplantation between August 2011 and July 2015 using our novel technique. Five patients...

Background: Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) may be a variety of presentation of underlying urinary tract abnormalities including vesicoureteral reflex (VUR), obstructive uropathy, urolithiasis, and ureteral duplication. The long-term complications of UTI with these conditions are renal scarring, hypertension, and chronic renal failure. Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the incide...

BACKGROUND Prenatal hydronephrosis (PNH) is dilation in urinary collecting system and is the most frequent neonatal urinary tract abnormality with an incidence of 1% to 5% of all pregnancies. PNH is defined as anteroposterior diameter (APD) of renal pelvis ≥ 4 mm at gestational age (GA) of < 33 weeks and APD ≥ 7 mm at GA of ≥ 33 weeks to 2 months after birth. All patients need to be evaluated a...

abstract   background: voiding cystourethrography (vcug) is a distressing procedure for children. conscious sedation with any drug that its dose would not influences the procedure is preferred. the aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of conscious sedation using oral midazolam in children undergoing vcug.   methods: from november 2008 to october 2009 period, 93 patients (68 girls a...

The proper algorithm for the radiographic evaluation of children with febrile urinary tract infection (FUTI) is hotly debated. Three studies are commonly administered: renal-bladder ultrasound (RUS), voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG), and dimercapto-succinic acid (DMSA) scan. However, the order in which these tests are obtained depends on the methodology followed: bottom-up or top-down. Each stra...

This commentary provides a summarized response regarding the newly published American Academy of Pediatrics Guidelines on urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnosis and evaluation from the Section on Urology of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Although the section supports some aspects of the guidelines, the new recommendation not to perform a voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) after a first febri...