4 Colonoscopy
10.1055/b-0038-166138 4 ColonoscopyDavid E. Beck Abstract Colonoscopy was introduced for clinical use in 1970 and was initially used as a diagnostic aid to barium enema studies. Increasing experience and technologic…
5 Preoperative and Postoperative Management of Colorectal Surgery Patients
10.1055/b-0038-166139 5 Preoperative and Postoperative Management of Colorectal Surgery PatientsDavid E. Beck Abstract The perioperative management of colorectal surgery patients has changed dramatically in recent years. Efforts toward cost reduction,…
Circumcision, Concealed Penis, and Scrotal Abnormalities
Circumcision, Concealed Penis, and Scrotal Abnormalities IRENE M. MCALEER GEORGE W. KAPLAN Currently, about 1.2 million newborn boys and an unknown number of males beyond the newborn period in the…
Pediatric Cryptorchidism, Hydroceles, and Hernias
Pediatric Cryptorchidism, Hydroceles, and Hernias ANGELA M. ARLEN CHRISTOPHER S. COOPER Between 3% and 5% of full-term male infants are born with an undescended testicle, and a similar percentage will…
Complete Primary Repair for Exstrophy
Complete Primary Repair for Exstrophy RICHARD W. GRADY Bladder exstrophy is a congenital anomaly that has consistent external physical manifestations; the diagnosis of exstrophy is usually made immediately after birth,…
The Mitrofanoff and Malone Antegrade Continence Enema Procedures in Pediatric Urinary Tract Reconstruction
The Mitrofanoff and Malone Antegrade Continence Enema Procedures in Pediatric Urinary Tract Reconstruction MARK P. CAIN MITROFANOFF PROCEDURE The Mitrofanoff principle has now been used for over 30 years but…
Augmentation Cystoplasty in Children
Augmentation Cystoplasty in Children NORA G. LEE HANS G. POHL Dedicated to W. H. Hendren, whose creative use of intestine in urologic reconstruction, I have been honored to observe. Neuropathicity,…
Surgery to Correct Ambiguous Genitalia (46XX Disorder of Sexual Development)
Surgery to Correct Ambiguous Genitalia (46XX Disorder of Sexual Development) ANTHONY J. CASALE Ambiguous genitalia and intersex are historical terms used to describe a congenital condition where the appearance of…
Vesicoureteral Reflux
Vesicoureteral Reflux MARK R. ZAONTZ CHRISTOPHER J. LONG Until the 1980s, the treatment for reflux was dominated by ureteral reimplantation, with cure rates approaching 98%. However, multicenter studies have since…
Ileal Neobladder
Ileal Neobladder RICHARD E. HAUTMANN SURGICAL TECHNIQUE Cystectomy (Radical Cystectomy) This radical cystectomy (RC) section is restricted only to those parts that are essential for good function of the neobladder….
