Intravesical oxybutynin for children with poorly compliant neurogenic bladder: a systematic review.

Purpose: Children with neurogenic bladder and poor bladder compliance are usually treated with bladder catheterization and oral anticholinergic medication. They may become nonresponders to the drug or present with severe side effects. We evaluated the effectiveness and tolerability of intravesical oxybutynin in children with poorly compliant neurogenic bladder.

Outcome in patients who underwent tethered cord release for occult spinal dysraphism.

Purpose: Tethered cord syndrome encompasses a group of clinical symptoms caused by abnormal spinal cord fixation. We evaluated a select cohort of patients with primary tethered cord syndrome in regard to urodynamic and clinical outcome after cord release.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the records of patients with the diagnosis of tethered cord from May 2001 to October 2004.

Pseudo-tumoral eosinophilic cystitis in a 3 year-old girl.

Eosinophilic cystitis (EC) is an uncommon form of bladder inflammation. It is a rare disorder in children and fewer than 25 cases have been described in the literature. We report a case of eosinophilic cystitis mimicking a bladder tumor in a 3 year-old girl with symptoms of urinary frequency.