Journal Reviews

Redo orchidopexy

1 September 2018 | | Paediatric Urology | cryptorchidism, orchiopexy, postoperative complications, testis, urogenital surgical procedures

Cryptorchidism, or the undescended testis, is perhaps the most common genital anomaly in males. Historical success rates are approximately 90% depending on the preoperative location and technique used. Iatrogenic cryptorchidism can also occur in up to 2% of cases following...

ESWL and URS for treatment of paediatric urolithiasis

1 November 2016 | | Endourology and Stones, Paediatric Urology | lithotripsy, nephrolithiasis, postoperative complications, ureteroscopy, urolithiasis

Tejwani et al. have undertaken a comparative effectiveness study to characterise differences in procedure frequency, postoperative re-admissions and emergency room (ER) visits, and repeat treatment rates for children (≤18 years) with urolithiasis who underwent initial intervention with extracorporeal shock wave...