2017
DOI: 10.21037/tp.2016.10.04
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Treatment of vesico-ureteral reflux in infants and children using endoscopic approaches

Abstract: Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) represents one of the most significant risk factors for acute pyelonephritis in children. Endoscopic treatment of VUR dates back to 1981 when Matouschek first described injection of the ureteral orifice in an attempt to correct VUR. In addition, also Politano and colleagues and McDonald described successful correction of reflux using endoscopic techniques. After these reports subureteral Teflon injection (STING) came to be appreciated as a viable new way to less invasively correct o… Show more

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“…http://hrcak.srce.hr/medicina 11,12 . Refluks nižeg stupnja obično s vremenom regredira, dok refluks višeg stupnja persistira.…”
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“…http://hrcak.srce.hr/medicina 11,12 . Refluks nižeg stupnja obično s vremenom regredira, dok refluks višeg stupnja persistira.…”
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“…Inicijalno se primjenjuje konzervativno, a kada ono nije uspješno prelazi se na kirurško liječenje. Većina pacijenata u kojih nije uspjelo konzervativno liječenje su oni u kojih refluks persistira do adolescencije, koji kontinuirano razvijaju infekcije ili se ne pridržavaju propisane terapije 12 . Nakon što se postavi dijagnoza refluksa, primjenjuje se uroprofilaksa.…”
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