What the Editor Is Reading: Quality Improvement and Patient Safety
(Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - February 28, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Jessica H. Hannick, Jonathan S. Ellison Tags: What the Editors are Reading Source Type: research
Editorial
“Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.”Isaac Asimov, circa. 1990s (Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - February 28, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research
Response to letter to the editor: Lost in Transition
Thank you for your understanding and for highlighting the challenges that come with long term clinical follow up studies. The task is doubly hard – partly as their initial participation was many years earlier and they have been lost to their original healthcare providers, but as was so rightly mentioned, asking patients to participate in a study that may not be to their personal benefit can be exceptionally hard. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - February 27, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: M. Preston, A. Morris, R. Villegas, J. Huston, Y. Heloury, S.R. Grover Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Lost in Transition
Clinical follow up studies pose an abundance of obstacles. In most countries, permissions are required. Authorities assess not only the scientific significance, but also the societal value of a study. Finding the patients is another hurdle, and to get them to participate in the follow up study, which may not be to their personal benefit, but might only be to the benefit of future patients and to the professional community, that is an additional challenge. Crucially, such studies often lack a clear protocol, where the patients have been informed about their participation in future follow-ups including consultations aiming a...
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - February 27, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Jens Christian Djurhuus, L. Henning Olsen Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Author response to letter to the editor: Lost in Transition
Thank you for your understanding and for highlighting the challenges that come with long term clinical follow up studies. The task is doubly hard – partly as their initial participation was many years earlier and they have been lost to their original healthcare providers, but as was so rightly mentioned, asking patients to participate in a study that may not be to their personal benefit can be exceptionally hard. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - February 27, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: M. Preston, A. Morris, R. Villegas, J. Huston, Y. Heloury, S.R. Grover Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
A potpourri of pediatric urology: Transitions
Leaving the Garden(by CSC)My GOD.He now knew.All in a moment.Transformed-nothing could be the same.Ashamed of his nakedness.How to conceal this exposure?How to hide the knowledgeGOD knows.Condemned to livetransformed.Condemned to dieashamed.She tricked him.No.He knew.She knew.GOD knew.OriginalSininhim. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - February 27, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Christopher S. Cooper Tags: News Source Type: research
BALANOPOSTHITIS IN CHILDREN: Analysis of treatment diversity and development of a treatment proposal
Balanoposthitis in boys with physiological phimosis is common. Publications on the topic are rare and literature provides no evidence-based guidelines on treatment efficacy. With this study, we aim to analyze treatments currently used, physicians ’ experience regarding the success and thus derive a treatment proposal. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - February 27, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Sabine Zundel, Verena Ellerkamp Source Type: research
Anatomical limiting factors to foreskin reconstruction at the hypospadias repair
We have read the paper entitled “Are there anatomical limiting factors to foreskin reconstruction at the time of single-stage hypospadias repair? We congratulate the authors for discussing one of the very important topics in pediatric patients. In this article, the authors investigated whether there are any anatomical limiting f actors in foreskin reconstruction (FR) during single-stage hypospadias repair [1]. The authors noted that the results showed that individual anatomical differences in prepitual and penile anatomy did not have any adverse effects for FR during one-stage hypospadias repair. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - February 27, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ali Atan, Ramazan Karabulut, Zafer Turkyilmaz, Kaan Sonmez Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Commentary on “Factors Effecting the Success of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery in Pediatric Patients with Renal Stones: The experience of two tertiary centers with 368 renal units”
We appreciate the recent publication by Sen et al on the factors influencing the success of retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) in pediatric patients with renal stones 1. The study, which is one of the largest in the field, adds significantly to the existing body of knowledge regarding RIRS in children. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - February 26, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Thomas Loubersac, Marc-David Leclair Source Type: research
Optimizing Prenatal Diagnosis and Referral of Classic Bladder Exstrophy: Lessons from a Single-Institution Experience
Classic bladder exstrophy (CBE) is a malformation of the genitourinary system that occurs due to failure of abdominal wall closure. Unlike other malformations of similar incidence, prenatal diagnosis of CBE relies on suggested, rather than formal, diagnostic criteria. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - February 23, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Alexander M. Hirsch, Christian C. Morrill, Ahmad Haffar, Thomas G.W. Harris, Chad Crigger, Angie C. Jelin, John P. Gearhart Source Type: research
Reply to Hadidi
We thank Dr. Hadidi for the response[1] to our comment[2] on the study by Wirmer et al. [3]. However, due to significant misrepresentations therein, we must correct the record. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - February 23, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Morgan Carpenter, Cynthia Kraus, Brian D. Earp Tags: Letter to the Editor Source Type: research
Accuracy in reporting incontinence in adults with spina bifida: a pilot study
The accuracy of self-reported urinary incontinence (UI) and fecal incontinence (FI) among adults with spina bifida (SB) is unknown. We aimed to quantify the accuracy of self-reported recall incontinence “in the last 4 weeks” using prospective diary data. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - February 23, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Konrad M. Szymanski, Rosalia Misseri, Devon J. Hensel Source Type: research
Surgical Simulation of Hypospadias Repair – High-Fidelity, Reproducible and Affordable Animal Tissue Model
Teaching methods in hypospadias repair are still traditional. Available simulators are often lacking authenticity in terms of haptic feedback and realistic tissue handling. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - February 17, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Aichner Jonathan, Kaefer Martin, Zundel Sabine, Jhala Tobias, Szavay Philipp Source Type: research
Intradetrusor Botox Injection and Augmentation Cystoplasty Trends Among Spina Bifida Patients at US Freestanding Children ’s Hospitals
Intra-detrusor botulinum toxin (Botox) injection is a minimally invasive alternative to augmentation cystoplasty in patients with refractory neurogenic bladder. Botox was first used for neurogenic bladder children two decades ago. However, there are no existing guidelines on indications or use among patients with spina bifida. Furthermore, there are little data regarding its use relative to bladder augmentation and patient volume on a national scale. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - February 16, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Ranveer Vasdev, Kenneth Softness, Dylan Cahill, John Panagides, Tanya Logvinenko, Rachel Saunders, Stuart Bauer, Carlos Estrada, Hsin-Hsiao Scott Wang Source Type: research
Male Epispadias Repair: Outcomes at Three Sites Prior to the Establishment of a Multi-Institutional Collaboration
Epispadias, which occurs on the more mild end of the Bladder Exstrophy Epispadias Complex (BEEC) spectrum, presents still with a wide range of severity in boys, from mild glanular epispadias to penopubic epispadias with severe urethral and bladder neck defects. Surgical management ranges from isolated epispadias repair to epispadias repair with bladder neck reconstruction (BNR) with or without pelvic osteotomies. (Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology)
Source: Journal of Pediatric Urology - February 16, 2024 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Dana A. Weiss, Ted Lee, Elizabeth B. Roth, Marc Cendron, Jessica Goetz, John V. Kryger, Travis W. Groth, Aseem R. Shukla, Michael E. Mitchell, Douglas A. Canning, Joseph G. Borer Source Type: research
