A closer look to the timing of orchidopexy in undescended testes and adherence to the AWMF-guideline.

Background: To lower the risk of testicular malignancies and subfertility, international guidelines recommend orchidopexy for undescended testis (UDT) before the age of 12-18 months. Previous studies reported low rates of 5-15% of timely surgery. Most of these studies are based on DRG and OPS code-based data from healthcare system institutions that do not distinguish between congenital and acquired UDT.

Detailed functional results after bladder-preserving surgery and high-dose-rate brachytherapy in pediatric bladder/prostate rhabdomyosarcoma.

Purpose: In pediatric bladder/prostate-rhabdomyosarcoma, the rate of bladder preservation after neoadjuvant chemotherapy is high, with an excellent oncological outcome. Information about functional urological long-term outcomes is rare.

Methods: Data of all patients who had undergone bladder-preserving surgery with or without brachytherapy at our institution between 2009 and 2020 were analyzed retrospectively.

Techniques of Primary Vaginoplasty in Young Adults with Differences of Sex Development and Female Identification.

: The ideal timing of genital surgery in differences/disorders of sex development (DSD) is controversial and differs according to the underlying type of DSD. Increasing numbers of persisting sinus as a result of delayed feminizing genitoplasty in DSD patients require interdisciplinary collaboration of pediatric surgeons/urologists and gynecologists. This study focusses on surgical techniques other than bowel vaginoplasties and results of gender assigning surgery in young adolescents.

Laparoscopic Excision of Solitary Dysontogenetic Liver Cysts in Young Children: Technical Aspects and Outcome.

Solitary dysontogenetic liver cysts are rare in young children. However, large cysts can cause symptoms and require therapy. Cyst excision is the therapeutic method least associated with cyst recurrence.