Complications of Open Partial Nephrectomy
Abstract The use of partial nephrectomy has been steadily on the rise as increasing evidence supports its role in reducing the risk of chronic kidney disease while maintaining oncologic results….
Complications of Surgery for Posterior Urethral Valves
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…
Complications of Urethral Reconstruction
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….
Complications of Continent Cutaneous Diversion
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…
Complications of Female Incontinence Surgery
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,…
Complications of Lymphadenectomy
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…
Complications of Nephrectomy
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…
Complications of Pediatric Urinary Diversions and Bladder Augmentation
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…
Special Considerations in the Pediatric Patient
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…
Complications of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgery
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…
