Journal Reviews

Impact of internal spermatic artery preservation during laparoscopic varicocelectomy

1 May 2015 | | Paediatric Urology | Adolescents, Internal spermatic artery, Laparoscopy, Recurrence, Varicocelectomy

There is still considerable controversy about the optimal surgical treatment of adolescent varicocele. One of the dilemmas is whether or not to preserve the internal spermatic artery (ISA) when carrying out a laparoscopic Palomo procedure. This paper looks at retrospective...

Adolescents and adults in paediatric urology clinics

1 March 2015 | | Paediatric Urology | Adolescents, Pediatric urology, Transition clinic

This elegant descriptive paper retrospectively reviewed cases seen in a paediatric urology clinic with respect to age, diagnosis and presentations in a major Brazilian city. Of 521 patients, 404 were <12 years old, 103 were between 12-18 and 14 were...