Effectiveness of botulinum-A toxin for the treatment of refractory overactive bladder in children.

Aims: We describe our experience with botulinum-A toxin (BTX-A) in children presenting idiopathic overactive bladder (OAB) refractory to anticholinergic drugs.

Material And Methods: 21 patients, aged 8-12 years, were treated over a 3-year period. BTX-A was administered at a dosage of 12.

Pneumovesicoscopic treatment of congenital bladder diverticula in children: our experience.

Aim: In this article, we report our experience with diverticulectomies of symptomatic congenital bladder diverticula in children, which was performed by utilizing pneumovesicoscopy.

Materials And Methods: Six boys, 4-8 years of age (mean, 5.6) underwent pneumovesicoscopic diverticulectomy at our institution from June 2007 to June 2008.

[Syringocele in children: an unusual presentation as scrotal mass].

Syringocele is a cystic dilation of the excretory bulbourethral Cowper gland duct, and is a rather uncommon finding in pediatric age. It is frequently asymptomatic but sometimes may cause voiding symptoms and urinary tract infection (UTI). This case report describes an unusual manifestation of syringocele presenting with hydrocele.