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Department of Pediatric Urology

New Mechanism Identified in Urinary Tract Infection Host Defense
 New Mechanism Identified in Urinary Tract Infection Host Defense 1024 683 Pam Georgiana
By: Pam Georgiana
Photo of Christina Ching, MD, wearing a white lab coat, smiling at the camera in a lab.

IL-6 promotes urothelial expulsion of intracellular bacteria, limiting recurrence risk. A recent study published in the Journal of Innate Immunity provides new insights into how the body actively defends against urinary tract infections (UTIs). Led by Christina B. Ching, MD, principal investigator of the Ching Lab in the Abigail Wexner Research Institute and director of…

The Kelly Procedure: A Groundbreaking Approach to Treating Bladder Exstrophy
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By: Alaina Doklovic
Enironmental portrait of Rama Jayanthi, MD, and Peter Cuckow, MB, BS, FRCS

The Kelly Procedure, part of a revolutionary two-step approach to treat bladder exstrophy, provides continence quicker, improves outcomes and shortens recovery. Bladder exstrophy is a rare and complex condition that occurs in approximately one in 10,000 to 50,000 births. With this condition, the bladder develops outside the body, leaving children incontinent and requiring surgical intervention…