Surgical management of vesicoureteral reflux in pediatric patients

A Heidenreich, E Özgur, T Becker, G Haupt - World journal of urology, 2004 - Springer
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) represents one of the most significant risk factors for acute
pyelonephritis in children. The current indications for the surgical correction of VUR depend …

A nonsurgical approach to the management of primary vesicoureteral reflux

SJ Skoog, AB Belman, M Majd - The Journal of Urology, 1987 - Elsevier
We performed a retrospective review to evaluate the results of a nonsurgical approach to the
management of primary vesicoureteral reflux during a 10-year period (1976 to 1986). During …

Surgical management of vesicoureteral reflux in children

J Sung, S Skoog - Pediatric Nephrology, 2012 - Springer
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is the most common uropathy affecting children. Compared to
children without VUR, those with VUR have a higher rate of pyelonephritis and renal …

Vesicoureteral reflux: practical aspects of evaluation and management

SP Greenfield, J Wan - Pediatric Nephrology, 1996 - Springer
The efficacy of both medical and surgical therapy for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) has been
well established. Controversy remains, however, regarding who should be evaluated for the …

Current surgical management of vesicoureteral reflux

M Baek, K Do Kim - Korean Journal of Urology, 2013 - synapse.koreamed.org
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR), a common congenital urinary tract anomaly, refers to retrograde
flow of urine from the bladder into the upper urinary tract. The main goal in the treatment of …

Endoscopic treatment of vesicoureteral reflux: current practice and the need for multifactorial assessment

G Läckgren, A Stenberg - Therapeutic advances in urology, 2009 - journals.sagepub.com
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) affects around 1% of all children. It carries an increased risk of
febrile urinary-tract infections (UTIs) and is associated with impaired renal function. Antibiotic …

Guidelines for consideration for surgical repair of vesicoureteral reflux

JS Elder - Current Opinion in Urology, 2000 - journals.lww.com
Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) is a risk factor for acute pyelonephritis, which can result in renal
scarring (reflux nephropathy), hypertension, end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and …

[PDF][PDF] Medical versus surgical treatment of primary vesicoureteral reflux: a prospective international reflux study in children

Report of the International Reflux Study … - The Journal of …, 1981 - auajournals.org
V esicoureteral reflux continues to be a controversial topic and one in which the guide lines
for management are being reassessed constantly. It is evident that vesicoureteral reflux is …

Evolving surgical management of pediatric vesicoureteral reflux: is open ureteral reimplantation still the 'Gold Standard'?

AJ Kirsch, AM Arlen - International braz j urol, 2020 - SciELO Brasil
Vesicoureteral reflux, the retrograde flow of urine from the bladder into the upper urinary
tract, is one of the most common urologic diagnoses in the pediatric population. Once …

Vesicoureteral reflux: who benefits from surgery?

CS Cooper, JC Austin - Urologic Clinics, 2004 - urologic.theclinics.com
Over the last quarter century, urologists have enjoyed increasing familiarity with open
antireflux operations. Success rates of the open antireflux techniques exceed 95% with rare …