Abstract The diagnosis and management of posterior urethral valves (PUV) continue to evolve with improved ultrasound technology and new techniques for fetal intervention. Advances in endoscopic instrumentation permit early surgical…

Abstract Patients diagnosed with urethral strictures can be managed with observation, endoscopic treatment with dilation or incision, meatotomy, perineal urethrostomy, or formal open reconstruction with excisional or tissue transfer repair….

Abstract Continent cutaneous diversion offers an alternative to ileal conduit or continent neobladder in properly selected patients undergoing cystectomy. These operations are technically challenging and offered by surgeons experienced in…

Abstract Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) affects 4–10% of women per year with an estimated prevalence of up to 50% of adult women. Treatment options for SUI are predominantly procedural based,…

Abstract Lymphadenectomy is a procedure in which the lymph nodes draining an organ or tumor are surgically removed. This is a critical step in the management of urologic malignancies and…

Abstract Open nephrectomy, either radical or simple, remains an important surgical approach for management of urologic pathology that cannot be addressed utilizing a minimally invasive technique. There are multiple surgical…

Abstract Specific complications following temporary urinary diversion and definitive reconstructive surgery, e.g., urinary conduits, bladder augmentation, and continent urinary reservoirs, in newborns and children are reviewed. This chapter focuses upon…

Abstract Successful pediatric urologic surgery requires careful consideration of many aspects of the perioperative period. In this chapter we review important aspects of the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative period. Preoperatively…

Abstract With improvements in optics and miniaturization of technology, endoscopic urologic procedures in children have advanced tremendously over the last few decades. Surgeries have become more precise, and smaller instruments…

Abstract Considerable efforts have aimed to optimize the techniques and outcomes of open radical prostatectomy, especially with the aim of obtaining the “trifecta” of cancer control, early return of urinary…