Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine ñ September December 2007 of a colorectal or bladder malignancy [7]. Most vesicoenteric fistulas in children are congenital and associated with anorectal malformation or cloacal anomalies [8]. The clinical manifestations are principally urological in the form of recurrent urinary infection and terminal pneumaturia. The most useful diagnostic techniques are c...

PURPOSE Dextranomer/hyaluronic acid injection of ureteral orifices is a popular option in the treatment of vesicoureteral reflux, with success rates ranging from 69% to 89%. We found only 1 study that followed patients beyond the initial postoperative voiding cystourethrogram, which describes a 96% success rate at 2 to 5 years but defines success as "nondilating" reflux. We examined our dextran...

INTRODUCTION To determine the parameters affecting the outcome of ureteroneocystostomy (UNC) procedure for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). MATERIALS AND METHODS Data of 398 patients who underwent UNC procedure from 2001 to 2012 were analyzed retrospectively. Different UNC techniques were used according to laterality of reflux and ureteral orifice configuration. Effects of several parameters on o...

Most cases of daytime incontinence in prepubertal girls have a functional aetiology, although a neurogenic dysfunction must always be ruled out. Vaginal reflux (VR) or intravaginal urination has been recognised as a cause of urinary incontinence with post void dribbling in prepubertal girls. The reverse flow of urine into the vagina can sometimes be perceived in a retrograde voiding cystourethr...