Can lockdown and homeschooling change the outcome of urotherapy for lower urinary tract dysfunction in children?

Objective: Lower urinary tract dysfunction (LUTD) are still important for both children and pediatric urologists. Urotherapy is recommended in LUTD treatment management. In our country, all citizens under the age of 20 were banned from going out of their homes due to Covid-19 and the homeschooling system has been adopted The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of lockdown and homeschooling on the effectiveness of urotherapy used for LUTD treatment.

The effects of primary and recurrent pediatric urological surgeries on parental anxiety levels.

Introduction: Invasive diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in pediatric urology may generally cause distress and pain in children. As a result, it may have a negative effect on adult and child behaviors. The anxiety, depression levels or distress and fear status caused by recurrent diseases or repetitive medical interventions in adult patients or the parents of pediatric patients have been investigated previously.

Contemporary Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux.

Context: Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) remains the most interesting topic of pediatric urology due to the dynamic nature of recent controversial publications. Starting from the need for a diagnosis to the necessity and effectiveness of treatment in preventing scars, VUR remains in the mist. Although recent strong evidence helped as fog lights in this blurriness, more data are required for achieving crystal clearance.

Effect of Prestenting on Success and Complication Rates of Ureterorenoscopy in Pediatric Population.

Introduction: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effect of prestenting on success and complication rates of pediatric ureterorenoscopy (URS) procedures.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the data of 251 pediatric URS cases. Forty-seven of the patients were prestented.

Evaluation of Postoperative Hydronephrosis Following Ureteroscopy in Pediatric Population: Incidence and Predictors.

Objective: To identify the incidence and associated factors of the postoperative hydronephrosis in pediatric patients who underwent ureterorenoscopy (URS) for renal or ureteral stones.

Patients And Methods: We evaluated the results of 116 patients who underwent semirigid or flexible URS retrospectively. Primary end points of the study were to determine the incidence of postoperative hydronephrosis and factors associated with the development of postoperative hydronephrosis.

Is top-down vs bottom-up radiological evaluation after febrile urinary tract infection really less stressful for the child and family? Challenging the dogma.

Purpose: We evaluated whether stress levels in children and parents during radiological evaluation after febrile urinary tract infection are really lower using the top-down approach, where (99m)technetium dimercaptosuccinic acid renal scintigraphy is used initially, than the bottom-up approach, where voiding cystourethrography is initially performed and repeated examinations are easier for all.

Materials And Methods: We prospectively evaluated 120 children 3 to 8 years old. Pain ratings were obtained using the Faces Pain Scale-Revised, and conversation during the procedure was evaluated using the Child-Adult Medical Procedure Interaction Scale-Revised by 2 independent observers.