Learning curve or experience-related outcome: what really matters in paediatric laparoscopic pyeloplasty.

Introduction: The process of improving one's skills over time is called a "learning curve". This term has attracted great attention during the last decades, especially in relation to laparoscopic techniques.

Aim: To assess the outcome of paediatric laparoscopic pyeloplasty (LP).

Decision-making challenges in children with congenital and acquired monorchism: a critical literature review.

Monorchism in children can be caused by congenital and acquired conditions, and can potentially influence the hormonal and reproductive function of an individual in the long term. Depending on the etiology, different approaches to the solitary testis have been suggested; however, studies on this topic are scarce. Prevention of anorchia is the main goal in the management of a child with monarchism.