Journal Reviews

Bladder cancer outcomes in patients with spina bifida

1 May 2018 | | Paediatric Urology, Urologic Oncology | Bladder augmentation, Bladder cancer, Myelomeningocele, Spina bifida, Systematic review

These authors carried out a systematic review using PubMed and a number of terms to pick up studies with an underlying diagnosis of myelomeningocele and bladder cancer, with exclusions of cord injury, tuberculosis, schistosomiasis, or prior ureterosigmoidostomy. Their aim was...

How successful is the transition to adult urology care in spina bifida?

1 May 2017 | | Functional Urology, Paediatric Urology | Spina bifida, Transitional urology, Urinary tract reconstruction

These authors from Indianapolis, USA, aimed to assess rates and predictors of successful transition into adult care of spina bifida patients. They did this by a retrospective review of 77 patients discharged from a multidisciplinary paediatric clinic at a mean...

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...