Journal Reviews

Bladder perforation after augmentation cystoplasty

1 January 2018 | | Paediatric Urology, Trauma and Emergency Urology | Augmentation cystoplasty, Conservative, Non-operative management, Perforation, Prevention

Delayed bladder perforation is well recognised after augmentation cystoplasty (5-13% of patients) and adult urologists need to be aware of this and identify the best treatment at the time. Mortality rates and re-perforation rates can be up to 25% and...

Pre-transplant management of valve bladder

1 January 2016 | | Paediatric Urology | Augmentation cystoplasty, Bladder dysfunction, Kidney transplant, Posterior urethral valves, Valve bladder

This paper examines the evidence concerning the timing, indications and problems associated with augmentation cystoplasty (AC), posterior urethral valves (PUV), and end stage renal failure (ESRF) using a literature review via Medline, Cochrane library and LILACS databases. Two search strategies...

Cumulative incidence of outcomes and urologic procedures after augmentation cystoplasty

1 September 2015 | | Paediatric Urology | Augmentation cystoplasty, Bladder augmentation, Bladder exstrophy, Neurogenic bladder, Spina bifida

The authors of this paper describe the cumulative incidence of outcomes and surgical procedures following paediatric augmentation cystoplasties in the USA. They included all children <18 years over an 11-year period in their study and used the Pediatric Health Information...