Prognostic factors and outcomes of Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE): nine-year experience from a lower-middle income country.

Purpose: Outcome data after Kasai portoenterostomy (KPE) reported worldwide show considerable regional and institutional variation. It is not known whether the same standards of outcomes reported in western world can be replicated in resource-poor countries.

Methods: We reviewed 79 patients of which 43 had completed a 2-year minimum follow-up.

Sonographic follow-up after pyeloplasty: a large, retrospective cohort analysis.

Purpose: Routine scintigraphy after surgery for uretero-pelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) is discouraged, making ultrasound the preferred option for follow up. Yet, interpretation of sonographic parameters is rarely straightforward.

Methods: We reviewed 111 cases including 97 pyeloplasty (52 open, 45 laparoscopic) and 14 pyelopexy during a 7-year period.

An OxPLORE Initiative Evaluating Children's Surgery Resources Worldwide: A Cross-sectional Implementation of the OReCS Document.

Background: The Global Initiative for Children's Surgery (GICS) group produced the Optimal Resources for Children's Surgery (OReCS) document in 2019, listing standards of children's surgical care by level of healthcare facilities within low resource settings. We have previously created and piloted an audit tool based on the OReCS criteria in a high-income setting. In this study, we aimed to validate its use in identifying gaps in children's surgery provision worldwide.

Variations in the Density and Distribution of Cajal Like Cells Associated With the Pathogenesis of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Cajal like cells (CLCs) in the upper urinary tract have an ability to generate coordinated spontaneous action potentials and are hypothesized to help propel urine from renal pelvis into the ureter. The objective of this review was to describe the variations in the density and distribution of CLCs associated with ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO). Studies comparing the density and distribution of CLCs in the human upper urinary tract in patients with UPJO and healthy controls were included in this systematic review.