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In this episode, Julia Beth Finkelstein, MD, MPH, CPPS, discusses what she and her co-authors learned from a recent study evaluating the use of telemedicine for pediatric post-op visits.

Speaking of Urology: Dr. Finkelstein discusses telemedicine for pediatric post-op visits

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Join Urology Times and Contemporary Pediatrics for a discussion about controversies over circumcision and its implications.

Medical professionals to discuss circumcision on Twitter

A new national survey shows severe physician shortages among certain pediatric specialties, and pediatric urologists top the list of those registering long wait times for pediatric surgical care.

Pediatric urologists top list of those with long wait times

Stone disease and minimally invasive treatment approaches are once again leading issues in the pediatric urology section of the 2012 AUA annual meeting.

Pediatric urolithiasis, vesicoureteral reflux evaluation under close scrutiny

New data showing an increasing incidence of pediatric stone disease is stimulating more research to further describe and understand this troubling phenomenon.

Pediatric stone disease on the rise, but reasons unclear

Results of a survey of pediatricians' practice patterns for children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) are worrisome in showing these primary care practitioners are retaining their patients longer before referring them to a specialist.

Pediatricians delaying referral of vesicoureteral reflux patients

Radiologically proven VUR was present in 11 mothers and seven fathers as well as in 36 second-degree relatives (aunts, uncles, grandparents) and 73 third-degree relatives (65 first cousins and eight great-aunts, -uncles or -grandparents) of 259 VUR patients in an Irish study.

Relatives of vesicoureteral reflux patients at risk for related morbidity

Results of a retrospective study investigating risk factors for the development of renal parenchymal damage in young children with primary high-grade vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) underscore the importance of early detection and treatment to prevent renal damage or its progression from ongoing VUR.

Vesicoureteral reflux in young patients: Early detection, treatment key

Use of Dx/HA (Deflux) for the treatment of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) in children increased rapidly after it gained FDA approval. Despite high rates of utilization and positive early findings, more recent reports are raising questions about long-term outcomes and prompting further research.

Use of dextranomer/hyaluronic acid copolymer (Deflux) for vesicoureteral reflux rising; long-term results vary

Downgrading of high-grade vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) after endoscopic treatment performed because of breakthrough urinary tract infections results in cessation of febrile UTIs and, often, spontaneous VUR resolution as well.

Post-treatment downgrading of vesicoureteral reflux beneficial in high-grade cases

Although stone disease in pediatric patients is on the rise and minimally invasive techniques to deal with it are increasing, there is a lack of evidence-based standards to care for these patients.

Stone disease in kids rising, creating challenges

Urologists' reports of stones in pediatric patients varies by region.

Are you seeing more renal stones in your younger patients?

Hypocitraturia is the leading metabolic risk factor in children with stone disease, and the majority of a study's cohort had an identifiable metabolic cause for their urolithiasis.

Hypocitraturia leading metabolic factor in kids with stone disease

Undiagnosed constipation, rather than problems with the bladder, may be to blame for nocturnal enuresis in some children, say researchers from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC.

Some bedwetting in kids may be caused by constipation

Urologists think it's up to parents to decide whether circumcision should be performed on their child.

What do you think of recent efforts to ban circumcision?

A population-based study evaluating 25-year trends in renal stone findings among children reported a 4% per year increase in incidence driven by consistently escalating renal stone rates in the 12- to 17-year age group.

Renal stone incidence increasing among adolescents

Radiation and surgical techniques for treating kidney stones may not be appropriate in a pediatric population.

Kidney stone rate in kids brings new challenges

Tubularized urethras can be engineered from autologous cells and used successfully in the reconstruction of complex posterior urethral defects in children to maintain function long-term.

Tissue-engineered urethras maintain function long-term

Continuing progress in the area of tissue engineering holds the greatest potential impact, not just in pediatric urology or even the entire specialty, but for medicine and society as a whole.

Advances in tissue engineering hold great promise for pediatric urology

The first-ever nationwide survey of antibiotic use in children with urinary tract infections found that the use of third-generation cephalosporins more than doubled between 1998 and 2007.