Posterior urethral valves: incidence and progress of vesicoureteric reflux after primary fulguration. 2004

K Priti, and K L N Rao, and P Menon, and N Singh, and B R Mittal, and A Bhattacharya, and S K Mitra
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, 160 012, Chandigarh, India.

This is a prospective study of 20 cases of posterior urethral valves (PUV) presenting between the ages of 12 days and 5.5 years (median 15 months) in order to determine the incidence and progress of vesicoureteric reflux (VUR), hydronephrosis (HN), and renal functional status. The efficacy of fulguration as the sole modality of treatment for PUV was assessed in terms of improvement or disappearance of VUR over a 6-month follow-up period. VUR was present in 60% of the patients, being unilateral in 41.7%. Out of 19 renal units with VUR, reflux subsided in 31.5% by 3 months and 78.94% by 6 months. The blood urea and serum creatinine levels, which were raised in 50% of the patients at presentation, came down to normal by 6 months in all the cases. Improvement in glomerular filtration rates (GFR) was noted in all the children at each follow-up and was found to be statistically significant ( p<0.01). HN was present in all the patients at presentation and was bilateral in 90%. It decreased significantly during the follow-up period, though its complete disappearance was seen only in one case. Vesicoureteric reflux dysplasia syndrome (VURD) was present in two cases. Our study showed that VUR disappeared in a majority of the cases by 6 months once adequate urethral patency was restored, although hydronephrosis persisted.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007223 Infant A child between 1 and 23 months of age. Infants
D007231 Infant, Newborn An infant during the first 28 days after birth. Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007668 Kidney Body organ that filters blood for the secretion of URINE and that regulates ion concentrations. Kidneys
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004564 Electrocoagulation Procedures using an electrically heated wire or scalpel to treat hemorrhage (e.g., bleeding ulcers) and to ablate tumors, mucosal lesions, and refractory arrhythmias. It is different from ELECTROSURGERY which is used more for cutting tissue than destroying and in which the patient is part of the electric circuit. Diathermy, Surgical,Electrocautery,Endocavitary Fulguration,Galvanocautery,Surgical Diathermy,Thermocoagulation,Fulguration, Endocavitary
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006869 Hydronephrosis Abnormal enlargement or swelling of a KIDNEY due to dilation of the KIDNEY CALICES and the KIDNEY PELVIS. It is often associated with obstruction of the URETER or chronic kidney diseases that prevents normal drainage of urine into the URINARY BLADDER. Hydronephroses
D014522 Urethral Diseases Pathological processes involving the URETHRA. Disease, Urethral,Diseases, Urethral,Urethral Disease
D014718 Vesico-Ureteral Reflux Retrograde flow of urine from the URINARY BLADDER into the URETER. This is often due to incompetence of the vesicoureteral valve. Primary Vesicoureteral Reflux,Secondary Vesicoureteral Reflux,Vesicoureteral Reflux Grade1,Vesicoureteral Reflux1,Vesicoureteral Reflux,Vesicoureteral Reflux 1,Grade1, Vesicoureteral Reflux,Reflux, Primary Vesicoureteral,Reflux, Secondary Vesicoureteral,Reflux, Vesico-Ureteral,Reflux, Vesicoureteral,Reflux1, Vesicoureteral,Vesico Ureteral Reflux,Vesicoureteral Reflux, Primary,Vesicoureteral Reflux, Secondary,Vesicoureteral Reflux1s

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