Laparoscopic bladder autoaugmentation in children.

Answering the need for a simple, nonenteric method of increasing bladder capacity, this article offers a new laparoscopic procedure for autoaugmentation of the bladder in children. An outline of the technical design is given. Experience with seven children is delineated.

Management of children with hypertension from reflux or obstructive nephropathy.

During a ten-year period, 35 children presenting with vesicoureteral reflux, ureteropelvic junction obstruction, or a "small kidney" were found to be hypertensive. Of these, 15 subsequently underwent surgical procedures for relief of hypertension. Seven were "cured," six were "improved," and two were "unchanged.

Renal dysgenesis and cystic disease of the kidney: a report of the Committee on Terminology, Nomenclature and Classification, Section on Urology, American Academy of Pediatrics.

We believe that the confusion regarding abnormal renal development could be reduced by more precise terminology. Therefore, we suggest precise definitions for dysgenesis, hypoplasia, dysplasia, hypodysplasia, aplasia and agenesis of the kidney. We suggest the term reflux nephropathy be a generic label for any instance of abnormal renal morphology (gross or microscopic) associated with vesicoureteral reflux.