Journal Reviews

Endoscopic injection of bulking agent for recurrent paediatric epididymitis

1 November 2018 | | Infection, Paediatric Urology | Children, Dextranomer-hyaluronic acid copolymer, Epididymitis, Urethrovasal reflux, Urogenital abnormalities

Paediatric recurrent epididymitis is frequently observed in several urogenital conditions, and may result in deterioration of long-term fertility. The management of recurrent epididymitis is still a therapeutic challenge for paediatric urologists, and as yet there is no consensus for treatment....

Bladder urothelial neoplasms in children

1 January 2016 | | Paediatric Urology | Bladder tumors, Children, Painless hematuria, Transurethral resection, Urothelial tumors

Urothelial bladder neoplasms are rare in children, occurring in 0.1-0.4% of the population before the age of 20. There are no current paediatric guidelines to their management. This study retrospectively reviews the files of patients from three tertiary centres between...

Laparoscopic ureteral ligation (clipping)

1 September 2015 | | Paediatric Urology | Children, Ectopic ureter, Laparoscopy, Ureteral ligation, Urinary incontinence

Ectopic ureters in the presence of an upper moiety duplex kidney, or non functioning upper moieties, are traditionally treated with a heminephrectomy (open or laparoscopic). This carries significant risks, especially loss of the remaining lower moiety. These authors describe a...

Hypercalciuria in children with monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis

1 September 2015 | | Paediatric Urology | Bed-wetting, Children, Hypercalciuria, Nocturnal enuresis

Nocturnal enuresis, defined as intermittent urinary incontinence, regardless of the presence or absence of daytime symptoms, is common. Monosymptomatic nocturnal enuresis – MSNE (no daytime symptoms) has four main causes identified with it: poor vasopressin action, nocturnal polyuria, poor arousal...

Urachal anomalies in children: surgical or conservative treatment?

1 May 2015 | | Paediatric Urology | Urachal anomalies, Children, Urachal cyst, Infection

Urachal anomalies are rare with an incidence of 1:5000-8000 live births. There is still some controversy as to whether to treat them expectantly or surgically with published reports describing malignant changes in adulthood. These authors describe their retrospective series of...

The GMS hypospadias score

1 May 2014 | | Paediatric Urology | Children, Chordee, Complications, Grade, Hypospadias, Score

Hypospadias surgery has been carried out for decades. Descriptive parameters for hypospadias severity are variable and difficult to reproduce. The severity of abnormalities lies along a continuous spectrum. The paediatric urological fraternity is attempting to develop more reliable comparators for...