The standard treatment for pelviureteric junction obstruction (PUJO) has been dismembered pyeloplasty. The open surgical, Hellström procedure in which crossing polar vessels are relocated, has been… (More)
Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical…
2009
Retroperitoneal cystic lymphangioma is a rare benign lesion of childhood. A 15-year-old girl underwent laparoscopic excision of such a cyst. On histopathological examination, the resection was… (More)
PURPOSE
Boys with posterior urethral valves (PUV) have increased risks of urinary tract infection (UTI) voiding dysfunction and ongoing renal damage. Circumcision has been shown epidemiologically to… (More)
AIMS
Retroperitoneal laparoscopic hemi-nephrectomy (RLHN) is a well tolerated, minimally invasive, although technically demanding, procedure for children with a non-functioning moiety in a duplex… (More)
INTRODUCTION
Large retrospective studies of people with posterior urethral valves (PUV) have reported chronic renal insufficiency (CRI) in up to one third of the participants and end-stage renal… (More)
A term boy was referred to our paediatric urology centre with ambiguous genitalia. He was noted to have the stigmata of popliteal ptrerygium syndrome including ankyloblepharon filiforme adnatum,… (More)
OBJECTIVE
Xanthogranulomatous pyelonephritis (XGP) is a severe, chronic renal parenchymal infection. Nephrectomy is curative. Open nephrectomy is a well-known operative challenge. We describe… (More)
Hydrosalpinx is usually a sequel of pelvic inflammatory disease and is rare in adolescence. We report our experience with two cases of hydrosalpinx in adolescent females aged 14 and 15 years. Both… (More)
Often misdiagnosed as primary megaureter or pelviureteric junction obstruction, congenital ureteral stenosis and valves are the main causes of congenital ureteric obstruction. We report three… (More)