Cumulative re-operation rates during follow-up after hypospadias repair.

Objective: To assess the cumulative rates of re-operations after hypospadias repair and evaluate long-term surgical outcomes at a tertiary paediatric urology centre.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective analysis of 293 boys born between 1991 and 2003 undergoing hypospadias surgery was conducted. The study included 274 patients: 165 with distal, 34 with midshaft, and 75 with proximal hypospadias.

Comparison of Poly(l-lactide-co-ɛ-caprolactone) and Poly(trimethylene carbonate) Membranes for Urethral Regeneration: An In Vitro and In Vivo Study.

Urethral defects are normally reconstructed using a patient's own genital tissue; however, in severe cases, additional grafts are needed. We studied the suitability of poly(l-lactide-co-ɛ-caprolactone) (PLCL) and poly(trimethylene carbonate) (PTMC) membranes for urethral reconstruction in vivo. Further, the compatibility of the materials was evaluated in vitro with human urothelial cells (hUCs).

Pregnancies in women with childhood vesicoureteral reflux.

Objective: The frequency of pregnancy complications together with renal scarring and voiding dysfunction-related risk factors were investigated in a cohort of women with a history of childhood vesicoureteral reflux (VUR).

Design: A retrospective cross-sectional cohort study.

Population: Eighty-seven primi- or multiparous middle-aged women diagnosed with primary non-obstructive VUR in childhood.

Pitfalls of femoral titanium elastic nailing.

Background And Aims: Despite several potential complications of elastic intramedullary nailing, it is currently the treatment of choice for femoral diaphyseal fractures in school-aged children. This study aimed to critically evaluate the complications of titanium elastic nailing in pediatric femoral shaft fractures.

Material And Methods: This study evaluated patients with a diaphyseal femoral fracture treated with titanium elastic nailing (TEN) in Tampere University Hospital in Finland.

Stable incidence of surgical treatment and hospitalisation for humeral shaft fractures among 0- to 16-year-old patients in Finland from 1987 to 2010.

Background: Studies among children experiencing fractures report an increasing trend toward operative management. In the present study, we examined whether the same trend has occurred for humeral shaft fractures in accordance with increasing interest toward intramedullary nailing and other operative treatments. The number, incidence and treatment of all hospitalised 0- to 16-year-old patients with humeral shaft fractures in Finland was assessed over a recent 24-year period.