Pediatric Laparoscopic and Robotic Pyeloplasty PASQUALE CASALE WALID A. FARHAT Historically, open pyeloplasty has been the standard treatment for congenital or acquired ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction in adults and children,…
Surgery for Posterior Urethral Valves ROSALIA MISSERI KENNETH I. GLASSBERG A posterior urethral valve (PUV) is the most common cause of congenital bladder outlet obstruction in boys. It is associated…
Hypospadias LAURENCE S. BASKIN Hypospadias is defined by the three major anatomical defects: (a) the abnormal location of the urethral meatus, (b) penile curvature, and (c) abnormalities of the foreskin….
Ureterosigmoidostomy and Mainz Pouch II MICHAEL RINK MARGIT FISCH The first ureterocolonic anastomosis using the anus as continence mechanism was described over 160 years ago by John Simon of St….
Pediatric Laparoscopic Nephrectomy and Partial Nephrectomy GLENN M. CANNON JR. RICHARD S. LEE Since the initial description of a laparoscopic heminephrectomy in a 14-year-old by Jordan and Winslow in 1993…
Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma FRANK J. PENNA MARTIN A. KOYLE Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is the most common soft tissue sarcoma of childhood, accounting for 5% of all cancers in children and about half…
Continent Catheterizable Reservoir Made From Colon HUBERTUS RIEDMILLER ELMAR W. GERHARZ ARKADIUS KOCOT INDICATIONS The most common indication for continent cutaneous diversion is bladder replacement after anterior pelvic exenteration for…
Orthotopic Urinary Diversion Using an Ileal Low-Pressure Reservoir With an Afferent Tubular Segment FIONA BURKHARD URS E. STUDER An ileal low-pressure orthotopic bladder substitute offers several significant advantages over other…
Partial and Total Penectomy in the Management of Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Penis FERNANDO P. SECIN AGUSTÍN R. ROVEGNO ANA MARÍA AUTRÁN GÓMEZ RAFAEL SÁNCHEZ-SALAS Penile cancer is…
Urachal Anomalies and Related Umbilical Disorders LESLIE T. MCQUISTON ANTHONY A. CALDAMONE During bladder development, the urogenital sinus is initially contiguous with the allantois. When the lumen of the allantoic…
