Operative Paediatric Urology

Anaesthesia for paediatric urology

Paediatric urological surgery encompasses a wide spectrum of procedures ranging from simple day-case operations such as circumcision to complex cases such as correction of bladder exstrophy undertaken in specialist centres. The anaesthetic techniques used vary according to age, requirements of the surgeon, and medical status of the patient. The majority of urological problems in children are co...

Eau Guidelines on Paediatric Urology

Radionuclide studies in paediatric nephro-urology.

The main tool of radionuclide techniques applied to paediatric uro-nephrology is the quantitation of function, which is an information not easily obtained by other diagnostic modalities. The radiation burden is low. Drug sedation is only rarely needed, whatever the age of the patient. Accurate determination of glomerular filtration rate can be obtained by means of an intravenous injection of Cr...

Management of undescended testes: European Association of Urology/European Society for Paediatric Urology Guidelines

Commentary to 'Management of undescended testes: European Association of Urology/European Society for Paediatric Urology Guidelines'.

CONTEXT Undescended testis is the most common endocrinological disease in the male newborn period. Incidence varies between 1.0% and 4.6% in full-term neonates, with rates as high as 45% in preterm neonates. Failure or delay of treatment can result in reduced fertility and/or increased testicular cancer risk in adulthood. OBJECTIVE To provide recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of...