Results of varicocele treatment with laparoscopic Palomo technique in children and adolescents in years 2002-2012.

Introduction: Varicocele is caused by enlargement of internal testicular veins, including the pampiniform veno- us plexus. It is assumed that it occurs in 8% to 16% of the male population and predisposes to male infertility. The aim of our study was to assess laparoscopic treatment of the varicocele in children using the Palomo method.

The retroperitoneal, inguinal approach to distal part of the ureter.

Introduction: The inguinal approach to the distal part of the ureter allows the surgeon to perform various types of procedures and is considered to be one of the minimally invasive techniques in pediatric surgery. We aim to describe our initial experience with the surgery of the distal ureter performed through an inguinal mini-incision.

Material And Methods: Between March 2012 and June 2013, 8 patients were treated using a minimally invasive inguinal technique.

Clinical consequences of nephrectomy performed on medical grounds.

Unlabelled: Epidemiological data show that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a serious social problem and nowadays is included amongst civilisation diseases. Knowing the relation between decrease in the number of nephrons and progressing kidney damage caused by it, we can treated each nephrectomy from medical reasons as a risk factor for development of CKD. The aim of this study was a retrospective analysis of clinical effects of nephrectomy, taking into account evaluation of a functional status of the sole kidney.

Association between genetic mutations and the development of autoimmune thyroiditis in patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with interferon alpha.

Background: Considerable progress was made by the introduction of interferon to the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection. This treatment, however, is associated with the risk of developing or exacerbating autoimmune diseases, with chronic autoimmune thyroiditis being one of them. The aim of our study was to evaluate the predisposition to autoimmune thyroiditis in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus during IFN-alpha therapy, depending on the presence of polymorphisms in the promoter region of CTLA-4C (-318)T gene and in exon 1 of A49G gene as well as C1858T transition of PTPN22 gene.

Therapeutic results in stage I Wilms' tumors in children - 15 years of surgical experience.

Introduction: Progress in the therapeutic management of Wilms' tumors (WT) in children has resulted in the fact that presently, almost all children with stage I and favorable histology diseases have a chance for a cure.

The Aim Of The Study: The objective of the report is an analysis of therapeutic results in children with unilateral stage I Wilms' tumors depending on the extent of tumor resection.

Material And Methods: The analysis included children treated between 1993 and 2008 under the Polish Wilms' Tumor Study, initially following the protocol SIOP 93-01 (patients treated up to 2002) and subsequently SIOP 2001.