Vesicoureteral reflux in children: endoscopic treatment. 1990

C C Schulman, and D Pamart, and M Hall, and F Janssen, and F E Avni
Department of Urology and Radiology, Erasme University Hospital, Belgium.

Endoscopic correction of vesicoureteral reflux in children has been increasingly used in the last years with encouraging results. During a 4-year period 152 children were treated by endoscopic injection of Teflon. A follow-up, ranging from 3 months to 5 years, was available for 173 refluxing ureters. For primary reflux, correction was observed after a single injection in 87% of the cases and in 93% after a second injection in some failures. In duplication, the technique is somewhat more difficult but the results quite satisfactory with 58% success after one injection, increasing to 74% after a second injection. The limitations of these techniques are underlined, the major concern being the safety of the injectable Teflon particles, eliciting a foreign-body granulomatous reaction with the potential hazard of distant migration. So far no long-term morbidity and complications have been observed with the use of Teflon to correct reflux. Extensive pathological study in 7 children submitted to ureteral reimplantation for failure of endoscopic correction showed a typical encapsulated granulomatous reaction below the intramural ureter, but particles of Teflon were noted in only one hypogastric ganglion when the Teflon was injected outside of the bladder. There is a need for finding an ideal substance for endoscopic injection, preferably prepared from the patient's own tissue allowing simple and safe correction of vesicoureteral reflux in children.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011138 Polytetrafluoroethylene Homopolymer of tetrafluoroethylene. Nonflammable, tough, inert plastic tubing or sheeting; used to line vessels, insulate, protect or lubricate apparatus; also as filter, coating for surgical implants or as prosthetic material. Synonyms: Fluoroflex; Fluoroplast; Ftoroplast; Halon; Polyfene; PTFE; Tetron. FEP,Fluon,Politef,Polytef,TFE,Teflon,Expanded PTFE,Fluoroplast,GORE-TEX,Goretex,PTFE,Tarflen,GORE TEX,PTFE, Expanded
D002675 Child, Preschool A child between the ages of 2 and 5. Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004724 Endoscopy Procedures of applying ENDOSCOPES for disease diagnosis and treatment. Endoscopy involves passing an optical instrument through a small incision in the skin i.e., percutaneous; or through a natural orifice and along natural body pathways such as the digestive tract; and/or through an incision in the wall of a tubular structure or organ, i.e. transluminal, to examine or perform surgery on the interior parts of the body. Endoscopic Surgical Procedures,Surgical Procedures, Endoscopic,Endoscopic Surgical Procedure,Endoscopy, Surgical,Surgical Endoscopy,Surgical Procedure, Endoscopic,Procedure, Endoscopic Surgical,Procedures, Endoscopic Surgical
D005260 Female Females
D005500 Follow-Up Studies Studies in which individuals or populations are followed to assess the outcome of exposures, procedures, or effects of a characteristic, e.g., occurrence of disease. Followup Studies,Follow Up Studies,Follow-Up Study,Followup Study,Studies, Follow-Up,Studies, Followup,Study, Follow-Up,Study, Followup
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013997 Time Factors Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
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
D015745 Granuloma, Foreign-Body Histiocytic, inflammatory response to a foreign body. It consists of modified macrophages with multinucleated giant cells, in this case foreign-body giant cells (GIANT CELLS, FOREIGN-BODY), usually surrounded by lymphocytes. Foreign-Body Granuloma,Foreign Body Granuloma,Foreign-Body Granulomas,Granuloma, Foreign Body,Granulomas, Foreign-Body

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