N Capozza

..Few case reports are available in the pediatric age group. Our experience showed that complete renal embolization was feasible in pediatric patients with results comparable to those obtained in adults...

..Our 20-year experience in ET is described in detail in this paper, as this technique has changed the management algorithm for VUR dramatically...

..In the present paper we report our experience on 679 patients and 953 refluxing ureters, treated over the past 12 years...

..To assess the feasibility and results of the endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) after a failed ureteral reimplantation...

..Our early experience indicates that this new device could play an important role in the treatment of urinary incontinence in paediatric age...

..Most parents chose endoscopic management; with this in mind, the authors proposed a new treatment algorithm for VUR...

..We describe a modification of the standard subureteral injection (STING) that has contributed to the increased success rate of this procedure...

..We performed a retrospective analysis of our 17-year experience with more than 1,000 patients treated to assess whether technique, indications or results of endoscopic treatment of VUR have changed over time...

..CONCLUSIONS: Use of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer as a bulking agent to increase bladder outlet resistance improves symptoms in children and adolescents with incontinence of neurogenic and nonneurogenic origin...

..Herein, we report our experience in 5 children with "valve bladder" who underwent renal transplantation without preliminary bladder enlargement...

..To detect the different extent of renal parenchymal involvement in primary vesico-ureteric reflux (VUR), and to evaluate the relationship between VUR grade, patient age and different patterns of parenchymal damage...

..To stress the use of a bipolar stimulator to detect the perineal muscular complex intraoperatively, and to increase the functional results of reconstruction in E-E patients...

..Therefore, we suggest that patients with voiding dysfunction be treated at least 6 months before endoscopic therapy with anticholinergics and/or micturition rehabilitation...

..Short-term outcome is satisfactory. We suggest that marginal donors could also be considered for donation in pediatric age for selected groups of patients...

..To present the surgical, functional, and cosmetic results of anterior pelvic floor reconstruction in female exstrophic patients who underwent single-stage surgical repair. To verify differences in outcome from male exstrophic patients...

..Endoscopic treatment of VUR has gained popularity and has proved successful in a high percentage of cases, but its role in the clinical practice remains to be established...

..To evaluate and define the risk factors predictive of chronic renal failure (CRF) in children with severe bilateral primary vesico-ureteric reflux (VUR), observed within the first year of life and with a long follow-up...

..The aim of the study was to verify the incidence of arterial changes among our series of pediatric patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing transplantation...

..No other adverse events occurred. CONCLUSIONS: Endoscopic treatment with Dx/HA copolymer was more effective than antibiotic prophylaxis in alleviating childhood VUR, and there were no safety concerns with either treatment...

..05). The SIS was effective as a scaffold for bladder wall regeneration in four out of six animals. Long-term studies are required to confirm the efficacy of the newly developed wall and for eventual clinical use...

..In another case severe arrhythmia developed, resulting in an aborted procedure. CONCLUSIONS: This technique is simple, safe and does not require extensive laparoscopic experience...

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..05). CONCLUSIONS: ULT should be recommended as the treatment of choice for distal ureteric calculi in children; using small ureteroscopes the target stone was treated safely and effectively...

..CONCLUSION: Cystitis glandularis has been rarely described in children, and is probably related to chronic or recurrent infections or an inflammatory reaction. Its potential premalignant significance is still the subject of debate...