Stephen Griffin

JOURNAL REVIEWED: JOURNAL OF UROLOGY – July 2009 – September 2014

Latest Contribution

Tamsulosin and spontaneous passage of ureteral stones in children

1 May 2015 | | Endourology and Stones, Paediatric Urology | comparative effectiveness research, nephrolithiasis, tamsulosin

This was a retrospective analysis of data for five years from four institutions comparing stone passage rates in children with ureteric stones ≤10mm, aged 2-18, treated with tamsulosin vs. analgesia alone. The study identified 449 children, of whom 334 were...

Antimuscarinics and behaviour in patients with spinal dysraphism

1 May 2014 | | Reconstructive Urology | CBCL, CNS, Child Behavior Checklist, SD, antimuscarinic antagonists, behavior, central nervous system, meningomyelocele, neurogenic, spinal dysraphism, urinary bladder

Since the 1980s patients with spinal dysraphism have had aggressive bladder management with clean intermittent catheterisation and anticholinergic therapy from early on in life. This strategy aims at improving lower and therefore upper urinary tract function thus decreasing the risk...