Urinary Proteomics Yield Pathological Insights for Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction

Re: Urinary Proteomics Yield Pathological Insights for Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction.

Prenatal hydronephrosis is a common condition that may spontaneously resolve after birth. However, this condition can result in renal damage and requires surgical correction in a number of cases. Preventing renal damage is paramount, but existing diagnostic technology is invasive, exposes infants to radiation, is costly, and is often indeterminate. A better understanding of the pathophysiology ...

Laparoscopic treatment for ureteropelvic junction obstruction.

OBJECTIVES To assess retrospectively the subjective and objective outcomes achieved after laparoscopic treatment for ureteropelvic junction obstruction at our institutions. METHODS Between August 1999 and July 2001, 19 patients (11 women and 8 men), with a mean age of 31.2 years (range 17 to 67), underwent laparoscopic treatment for ureteropelvic junction obstruction. Of these, 17 patients we...

Editorial: Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction (UPJO) in Infants

A Rare Cause of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction

An 8-year-old boy was referred to Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital with left ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction. He had experienced episodes of intermittent gross hematuria that had first presented at the age of 5 years. He was otherwise healthy and had no previous medical problems. He had no history of urinary tract infections or stones. A physical examination showed no left fl...

Crossing renal vessel causing ureteropelvic junction obstruction.

Ureteropelvic junction UPJ obstruction is caused by the presence of an aperistaltic dysplastic segment at the UPJ. Besides this intrinsic etiology, extrinsic factors, mainly crossing vessels, maybe the causative factor. The controversy regarding the functional significance of vessels crossing at the UPJ is not a new one, though this debate has been resurrected in recent years because of improve...