منابع مشابه
Physiopathology of vesico-ureteral reflux
Vescico-Ureteral Reflux (VUR) is a common condition in childhood, caused by a congenital anomaly at the Vescico-Ureteral Junction (VUJ) level. It seems that the main cause could be an abnormal embryological development occurred during the early stage of fetal life.Refluxing ureteral endings show structural and functional anomalies: previous studies have shown a significant decrease in alfa acti...
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Submucosal injection of Teflon for treatment of vesicoureteral reflux (the sting of O'Donnell) was used in 43 patients (66 ureters-21 bilateral cases). 14 patients were on dialysis and reflux was diagnosed at medical evaluation during pretransplantation work-up; correction of reflux was indicated as a preparation for renal transplantation. In another group of 24 patients with normal renal funct...
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Vesico ureteral reflux is the abnormal retrograde flow of urine from the bladder into the ureter and possibly the kidney. There are 2 types of reflux: Primary reflux – which is caused by a congenital abnormality at the ureterovesical junction Secondary reflux – occurs when high pressure in the bladder causes a breakdown of the normal antireflux mechanism at the ureterovesical junction that occu...
متن کاملCharacteristics of primary vesico-ureteral reflux in Thai children.
BACKGROUND The purpose of the present paper was to evaluate the clinical features of primary vesico-ureteral reflux (VUR) in Thai children. METHODS Children with primary VUR attending in the Nephrology Division, Department of Pediatrics, Prince of Songkla University between 1987-2002 were studied. RESULTS Sixty-five girls and 60 boys with primary VUR were evaluated. Age of diagnosis was sig...
متن کامل[Endoscopic trigonoplasty II for primary vesico-ureteral reflux].
PURPOSE We report a technique and outcome of endoscopic trigonoplasty II (ET II), anti-reflux surgery via a transvesicostomy transurethral approach and discuss its usefulness. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifteen female patients, aged 5 to 64, with 23 refluxing ureters (grade I : 5, II : 2, III : 14, IV : 2) underwent the ET II. The principle of this surgery is tightening the muscular backing and el...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Italian Journal of Pediatrics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1824-7288
DOI: 10.1186/s13052-016-0316-x