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Pyeloplasty in infants and children with particular reference to the method of drainage post-operatively. 1978

A M Rickwood, and D Phadke

Sixty-three consecutive Anderson-Hynes pyeloplasties in infants and children have been reviewed with particular reference to any influence the method of drainage might have on the post-operative course and the final radiological result. Extra-anastomotic drainage usually with a sump drain, was used in 40 cases and pyelostomy drainage in 23 cases. Fewer post-operative complications were encountered in the former group. The final radiological result was not influenced by the method of drainage except that, in patients under 2 years of age, those with pyelostomy drainage fared rather better. It is concluded that (a) extra-anastomotic sump drainage is the method of choice following pyeloplasty in children over 2 years of age, and (b) in infants under 2 years of age pyelostomy drainage probably should be combined with a trans-anastomotic splint.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007223	Infant	A child between 1 and 23 months of age.	Infants
D007682	Kidney Pelvis	The flattened, funnel-shaped expansion connecting the URETER to the KIDNEY CALICES.	Renal Pelvis,Pelvis, Kidney,Pelvis, Renal
D008297	Male		Males
D011182	Postoperative Care	The period of care beginning when the patient is removed from surgery and aimed at meeting the patient's psychological and physical needs directly after surgery. (From Dictionary of Health Services Management, 2d ed)	Care, Postoperative,Postoperative Procedures,Procedures, Postoperative,Postoperative Procedure,Procedure, Postoperative
D011183	Postoperative Complications	Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery.	Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D002648	Child	A person 6 to 12 years of age. An individual 2 to 5 years old is CHILD, PRESCHOOL.	Children
D002675	Child, Preschool	A child between the ages of 2 and 5.	Children, Preschool,Preschool Child,Preschool Children
D004322	Drainage	The removal of fluids or discharges from the body, such as from a wound, sore, or cavity.
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