Endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux in children

J Urol. 1987 Oct;138(4 Pt 2):950-2. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)43467-7.

Abstract

We treated 35 children with different grades of vesicoureteral reflux with endoscopic injection of polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) behind the intravesical ureter. A total of 51 refluxing ureters was treated. In all cases absence of reflux was noted on a cystogram performed immediately after the procedure. At 3 to 12-month followup reflux was absent in 32 ureters and it recurred in 4, including 3 ureters with low grade reflux. A second injection of polytetrafluoroethylene in 3 ureters resulted in its absence, while in 1 case reimplantation was performed. The procedure is simple and reliable. An operation is avoided, hospital stay is reduced and no complications have occurred.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cystoscopy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Injections
  • Male
  • Polytetrafluoroethylene / administration & dosage*
  • Radiography
  • Ureter
  • Urinary Bladder / diagnostic imaging
  • Vesico-Ureteral Reflux / therapy*

Substances

  • Polytetrafluoroethylene