Orchiopexy generally is recommended between 6 and 18 months of age, mainly to preserve fertility.

Pediatric urologists can play key role in care of patients with genitourinary cancer.

The updated clinical report on pediatric inguinal hernias gives special attention to the risks associated with general anesthesia in very young children.

The FDA identified six cases supporting a plausible association between GnRH agonist use and pseudotumor cerebri. Five were undergoing treatment for central precocious puberty and one for transgender care.

The most frequently discussed topics were negotiating protected time as an attending and getting involved in national organizations like the AAP.

The contamination rate was higher in clean-catch samples than catheterization samples (37% vs. 8%).

The campaign seeks to promote conversations about care between clinicians and patients so that unnecessary medical tests, treatments and procedures can be avoided.

Both products contain two direct-acting antiviral drugs that provide a complete regimen for treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection.

Race-based Medicine , published today in Pediatrics , describes the AAP Board's unanimous vote in May to immediately retire a clinical practice guideline on urinary tract infection and the Academy's efforts to address previous harms and promote equity and transparency throughout all AAP core activities and functions.

While society is justifiably concerned about potential harms of clinical trial participation to a pregnant or lactating woman, excluding these individuals from research may do more harm by leaving gaps in knowledge.

Faculty will present lectures on dermatology, infectious diseases, sports medicine, developmental and behavioral pediatrics, gastroenterology and urology.

Congress included $25 million for gun violence prevention research in a spending package to fund the government, a victory years in the making.

Success is contingent on the relationship established between the two clinics and their commitment to making it work.

Polyuria is defined as the production of a large volume of dilute urine, typically exceeding 2L/m 2 /day.

The reaffirmation once again stresses the importance of obtaining a sample of urine for culture (in the child suspected to have a UTI) with minimal contamination, so as not to confound the interpretation of the culture.

The protocol aims to improve patient safety and standardize data obtained from a voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG).

Hear the rationale for different approaches to urinary tract dilation during the Point-Counterpoint Session “Perinatal Urinary Tract Dilation: Intervention or Observation? (D2166).”

Obese females were at a 45% greater risk of a urinary tract infection (UTI) than those who were not obese.

World Kidney Day takes pediatric focus.

Nephrolithiasis increasing among adolescents.