Predicting factors of breakthrough infection in children with primary vesicoureteral reflux.

Purpose: Many pediatric urologists still favor using prophylactic antibiotics to treat children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). However, breakthrough infection sometimes occurs, leading to significant increases in morbidity as a result of renal scarring. Therefore, we tested whether abnormal renal scan and other factors are predictive of breakthrough infection using univariate analyses.

Primary Vesico-Ureteral Reflux: Comparison of Factors between Infants and Children.

Purpose: The association of age, sex and renal parenchymal damage (RPD) in vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is well known. We compared various factors between infants and children in a cohort of patients with primary VUR.

Materials And Methods: Medical records of 147 patients diagnosed as VUR between 1997 and 2010 were reviewed.

Changes in Sexual Function after the Midurethral Sling Procedure for Stress Urinary Incontinence: Long-term Follow-up.

Purpose: It is known that 50% to 68% of women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) have sexual function impairment and avoid sexual intercourse. Reports of sexual function after SUI surgery vary, with reports of both improved function and deteriorated function. The goal of this study was to evaluate the impact of midurethral sling procedures on the sexual function of women suffering from SUI preoperatively and 36 months postoperatively.