Purpose : Current American Urological Association treatment guidelines for vesicoureteral
reflux do not include any recommendations pertaining to endoscopic therapy (subureteral …

Purpose : We report a multicenter experience using tubularized incised plate urethroplasty
to correct distal hypospadias. Materials and Methods : A total of 148 patients underwent …

Purpose : We report a multicenter experience using tubularized incised plate urethroplasty
for proximal hypospadias. Materials and Methods : From August 1993 to December 1996 …

Bladder and bowel dysfunction (BBD) describes a spectrum of lower urinary symptoms (LUTS)
accompanied by fecal elimination issues that manifest primarily by constipation and/or …

Purpose : We examined the presentation, diagnosis and management of radiologically detected
pediatric urachal anomalies and assessed the risk of malignant degeneration. Materials …

We measured serum erythropoietin levels serially in 31 renal-transplant recipients treated
with cyclosporine, using the recently developed recombinant human erythropoietin-based …

Purpose : Urinary tract anomalies or dysfunction leaves the bladder unsuitable for urine
drainage in a significant proportion of children presenting for kidney transplantation. We …

Purpose : Ipsilateral ureteroureterostomy for the surgical management of severely dilated
ureter in ureteral duplication is well supported in the surgical literature but often not done. We …

PURPOSE: We evaluated the efficacy of 0.05% betamethasone cream for the treatment of
pre-pubertal labial adhesions. METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed the records of 19 …

The concept of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) has increasingly been embraced
by our adult surgical colleagues, but has been slow to crossover to pediatric surgical …