Single port surgery in pediatric age: report of first 300 cases.

Background: In recent years, evolution of surgery has led to laparoscopy and then to single port surgery. In pediatric age, few papers have been published about single port procedures; in particular, no one has described the use of the Octoport device (Frankenman International Ltd., Suzhou, China).

Ureteral rupture after blunt abdominal trauma in a child with unknown horseshoe kidney.

More than 90% of renal injuries in children result from blunt abdominal trauma. A 10-year-old female had a blunt abdominal trauma with macro-hematuria. The computed tomography scan revealed the presence of a horseshoe kidney and a 3rd grade renal lesion and contrast leakage from the right ureter.

Acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) in the evaluation of the renal parenchymal stiffness in paediatric patients with vesicoureteral reflux: preliminary results.

Objectives: To prospectively evaluate acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging of the kidneys in children with and without chronic renal disease.

Methods: Twenty-eight children (age range 9-16 years) with primary or secondary vesicoureteral reflux (≥ grade III) underwent scintigraphy and ultrasound with ARFI. Kidneys were divided-according to scintigraphy-into "affected" and "contralateral"; the results were compared with 16 age-matched healthy subjects.

Paediatric unilateral giant hydroureteronephrosis from idiopathic ureterovesical stricture: a case report.

A congenital type of ureterovesical junction obstruction may be present in the fetus or at any stage during childhood, more commonly associated with urinary tract infections and other secondary causes. We present the case of a 6-year-old boy who suffered from colic and side pain, which was worsening monthly. He suffered from a giant hydroureteronephrosis resulting from idiopathic ureterovesical junction obstruction, with no clinical or laboratory signs of urinary tract infection or other secondary causes of obstruction.

Renal involvement in children with vesicoureteral reflux: are prenatal detection and surgical approaches preventive?

Objective: Surgical correction of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) and prolonged administration of antibiotics seem to lead to similar renal outcomes. However, it is not known whether prenatal recognition and the position of VUR modify the outcome in different ways. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of prenatal detection and different treatment methods on the outcome of unilateral refluxing renal units.

Prenatal diagnosis of a rare form of congenital mid-ureteral stricture: a case report and literature revisited.

Background: Congenital mid-ureteral stricture is a rare malformation of the ureter leading to prenatal and neonatal hydronephrosis. Site characterization of the narrowing is important to optimize the surgical approach to the newborn affected by hydronephrosis.

Case Presentation: We report a female EM with a rare form of hydronephrosis, (i.