PURPOSE This study was conducted to determine the predictive value of clinical, laboratory, and imaging variables for the diagnosis of vesicoureteral reflux in children with their first febrile urinary tract infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred fifty-three children with their first febrile urinary tract infection were divided into two groups according to the results of voiding cystour...

We aimed to study the safety and efficacy of the cystoscopy-assisted nonrefluxing ureteral reimplantation technique using submucosal tunneling during laparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy (UNC) with a psoas hitch in patients with distal ureter stricture after gynecologic surgery. We reviewed six female patients who underwent gynecological surgeries. All patients showed persistent postoperative dist...

A 31-year-old female with a 19-year history of chronic urinary tract infections, intermittent hematuria, and associated flank pain was referred to our service for evaluation and treatment. Increasing frequency and severity of the infections prompted the following diagnostic studies to elucidate the etiology of the patient’s condition: abdominal and pelvic computed tomography scans, intravenous ...

PURPOSE To review the feasibility of laparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy with extracorporeal eversion of the ureteral end in various distal ureteral lesions. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of 5 laparoscopic procedures of ureteroneocystostomy with extracorporeal eversion of the ureteral end. Of these, 4 patients (range, 45 to 54 years) had distal ureter stricture or ob...

SUBJECTIVES Prevalence of benign joint hypermobility syndrome (BJHMS) without systemic disease seems to be high in children. Little literature is currently available related to urinary tract diseases in patients with BJHMS. Here, we report an association between the urinary tract disease and BJHMS. METHODS We conducted a prospective case series study of 62 pediatric patients with musculoskele...

We aimed to investigate the clinical value of persistent but downgraded vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) after dextranomer/hyaluronic acid (Dx/HA) injection in children. The medical records of 128 children (195 ureters) who underwent Dx/HA injections for VUR were reviewed. The incidences of pre- and post-operative febrile urinary tract infections (UTIs) were analyzed in children with or without pers...

INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to assess urinary interleukin-8 (IL-8) levels in pyelonephritis and its relation with the clinical course of the infection and of inflammatory changes detected by renal scintigraphy. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this quasi-experimental before-after study, we evaluated 91 children aged 1 to 144 months (mean 34.4 +/- 35.2 months) with pyelonephritis. Inflammat...

An 11-year-old female consulted our department with complaints of urinary incontinence and pyuria. She had had a cloacal repair 7 years ago. The radiograph showed four stones in the pelvis. Magnetic resonance imaging showed two diverticula next to the urethra and several low intensity masses in one diverticulum were regarded as stones. Voiding cystourethrography showed normal urinary bladder co...

INTRODUCTION We assessed the possible consequences of applying the National Institute of Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines for imaging studies of children younger than 3 years with urinary tract infection (UTI) to clinical practice, in terms of altered diagnoses and treatment. MATERIAL AND METHODS In a retrospective cohort of 672 patients with UTI, we evaluated indications for ...