OBJECTIVE To study the accuracy and clinical application of the dipstick leukocyte esterase test in the detection of pyuria in young febrile children suspected to have urinary tract infection. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING Regional hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS Urine samples were taken from 215 children younger than 2 years who were suspected to have urinary tract infection (fever wit...

AIMS   The optimal method for diagnostic collection of urine in children is unclear. National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence recommend specimens taken by clean catch urine (CCU) for identification of urinary tract infection (UTI). We investigated contamination rates for CCU, suprapubic aspiration (SPA), catheter specimen urine (CSU) and bag specimen urine (BSU) collections. METHO...

This tabulated statement shows the details of five cases operated upon for enlarged prostate by the suprapubic method. Unfortunately, I was unable to get the first case photographed; the remaining four are represented in the picture. It is noteworthy that these old men came in with " trivial " complaints, such as slight difficulty in passing urine, burning micturition, hsematuria or frequency o...

Objective: To determine the outcomes and efficacy of transurethral urinary diversion/stenting with size six feeding tube and that of suprapubic cystostomy after hypospadias repair in

We report a rare case of spontaneous catheter knotting in the setting of a suprapubic cystostomy and also review previous reports and the rationale behind this event.