Publications by authors named "F Yankovic"

Introduction Explicit outcomes routinely measured across the life span following hypospadias surgery, defined by a core outcome set (COS), will harmonize and overcome reporting heterogeneity. Methods Age specific outcomes identified in a literature review were presented in a three round Delphi survey. Participants (professionals, parents and patients) were encouraged to suggest outcomes in the first Delphi round.

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  • The study reviews the outcomes of open distal ureteroureterostomy (UU) surgery for children with duplicated collecting systems and no lower pole vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), conducted across multiple centers from 2009 to 2022.
  • A total of 127 patients were analyzed, predominantly females, with most undergoing surgery due to prenatal hydronephrosis and a mean age of 18 months at operation.
  • Post-operative results showed a low complication rate, with the mean operative time being 86 minutes and an average hospital stay of 1.1 days; only a small percentage experienced minor complications.
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Objective: During the prenatal period, steroidogenic factor 1 is required for the development of the adrenal glands and for gonadal determination and differentiation, and after birth, it regulates gonadal progenitor cell formation and their survival. Here, we describe the clinical phenotype of three 46,XY patients (2 brothers and an unrelated subject) with disorder of sex development due to the same genetic variant.

Methods: All patients underwent hormonal and pelvic ultrasound studies.

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In this edition of Mythbusters we critically examine the premise that, because women with history of vesicoureteric reflux (VUR) are at higher risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) and other morbidity during pregnancy, persistent VUR in older girls should be considered an indication for surgical correction. The literature is very limited in that there are essentially no methodologically robust comparisons of pregnancy outcomes among women whose childhood VUR was or was not surgically repaired. Most of the case series and cohorts find relatively high incidence of UTI and pyelonephritis among pregnant women with a history of VUR, but there is very little to suggest that persistent VUR is itself a risk factor for infection during pregnancy.

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