Intra-operative Urodynamics: Is the Test an Accurate Representation of the Lower Urinary Tract in Children?

Objective: To compare intraoperative UDS results with UDS in the postoperative care unit (PACU) to assess the accuracy and efficacy of intraoperative UDS in children who cannot tolerate ambulatory urodynamic evaluation.

Methods: Pediatric patients undergoing intraoperative UDS at a single institution were enrolled over a 5-year time period (1/2013-8/2018). Urodynamics were performed in the operating room under general anesthesia, then in the PACU after recovery from anesthesia.

Contemporary Management of Vesicoureteral Reflux.

The past 30 years have seen broad changes in the diagnosis and management of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). Recently, a clinical debate has generated an open discussion in academic circles. New evidence has shifted treatment patterns away from widespread surgical management and recently brought into question some pharmacologic treatments.

Robotic simple prostatectomy: a consideration for large prostate adenomas.

Background: The management of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) has changed considerably over the last several decades. First line treatment of BPH and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) with medical therapy has created a population of men with much larger prostate glands, many of whom require surgical intervention. Patients with prostate glands greater than 80 to 100 grams may be better managed surgically with a retropubic prostatectomy.