The large bladder diverticulum in children.

Objective: Large bladder diverticulae, i.e. with a diameter measuring at least one-third of the bladder diameter on voiding cystourethrography, constitute an unusual but serious cause of obstructive uropathy in childhood.

Assessment of serum prostate specific antigen in childhood.

Objective: To investigate serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels with age and sex in childhood.

Subjects And Methods: This prospective study included 205 children (123 boys, 82 girls; mean age 59.27 months, sd 3.

Outcome of the distal ureteric stump after (hemi)nephrectomy and subtotal ureterectomy for reflux or obstruction.

Objective: To assess the outcome of the distal ureteric stump (DUS) after (hemi)nephrectomy with subtotal ureterectomy.

Patients And Methods: The records of 89 patients (median age 2.7 years, range 0.

Renal cell carcinoma in children under 14 years old: long-term survival.

Objectives: To assess the treatment and long-term survival of children under 14 years old operated upon for renal cell carcinoma (RCC).

Patients And Methods: The records of five patients (aged 2, 4, 6, 9 and 13 years) who had been treated for RCC between 1982 and 1993 were reviewed. All had undergone nephrectomy with (two) or without (three) regional lymphadenectomy.