Urinary albumin excretion and chronic kidney disease in children with vesicoureteral reflux.

Background: Albuminuria is a potential biomarker of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in various glomerular diseases. Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) often progresses to CKD, and study is required of use of albuminuria as a biomarker for this condition. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between albuminuria and glomerular filtration rate (GFR) or filtration fraction (FF) in children with VUR.

[Inguinal hernias in girls: is caryotype necessary?].

The incidence of inguinal hernias in children is 1-4% with predominance in boys (10 to 1). Based on the data, 0.8-2.

Urodynamic score in children with lipomyelomeningocele: a prospective study.

Purpose: We assessed the correlation between urodynamic score and presence of symptoms in children with lipomyelomeningocele, and the usefulness of this measure in monitoring these children.

Materials And Methods: We prospectively evaluated 29 patients 1 month to 13 years old (mean 1.9 years) with lipomyelomeningocele from 1995 to 2010.

Tinea capitis: no incision nor excision.

Tinea capitis is a fungal infection of the scalp and hair shaft that mainly affects prepubescent children. Its clinical aspects range from a mild noninflammatory infection resembling seborrheic dermatitis to a highly inflammatory swelling reaction (kerion). We report the cases of 2 children who underwent surgical treatment of their kerions under general anesthesia.

Morphogenesis of the ureterovesical junction:a histologic and microanatomic study in the rat.

Objectives: To investigate the development of the ureterovesical junction in rats.

Methods: A total of 110 albino rats (50 prenatal and 60 newborn) with a gestation of 21 days were studied at the age of 17 days after conception until 5 days after birth. The lower urinary tract was microdissected.