Intravesical pressure: A new prognostic indicator in congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Aims: To evaluate the usefulness of intravesical pressure as a prognostic indicator in congenital diaphragmatic hernia.

Material And Methods: In 25 cases, bladder pressure was measured intraoperatively during repair.

Results: Cases were divided into three groups according to the intravesical pressure.

A simple and safe technique for trocar positioning in vesicoscopic ureteric reimplantation.

Purpose: Anchoring of the urinary bladder to the anterior abdominal wall is essential to prevent perivesical gas leak and dislodgement of trocar. Existing techniques have the risk of going through the peritoneal cavity and injuring the bowel. Our aim was to find a safe technique to anchor the bladder wall to the abdominal wall.